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Administrative Guidelinesfor Board of Education Policy 3518Use of Communication Technologies by Students

Use of technology is an important aspect of the education experience of BlueValley students. Communication technologiesafford new and exciting learningopportunities for the student. With those new opportunities also come new challengesregarding acceptable and responsible use. These administrative guidelines define therights and responsibilities of both the student and of the district relative to acceptableuse of communication technologies.

Student use of communication technologies(whether or not owned or operatedby the school district) on school grounds or at school activities is a privilege for theeducational benefit of the student. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result indisciplinary action including, but not limited to, temporary or permanent loss of use.

Definition of Communication TechnologiesFor the purposes of these guidelines, communication technologiesinclude the

Internet, World Wide Web (WWW), on-line services, e-mail, other internet-relatedservices, school and school district computer networks, and other applicable services ortechnologies either now in use or implemented in the future. Communication

technologiesinclude technologies (whether or not owned by the school district) in useon school grounds or at school activities.

Intended Use of Communication TechnologiesCommunication technologiesare for the educational benefit of students. Student

use of communications technology services and equipment for purposes other thaneducational without administrative approval may be restricted.

Blue Valley School District Rights and Responsibilities

The district, as an education provider, has the responsibility to (a) help studentsto develop information skills necessary for successful educational use of communicationtechnologies, (b) develop student skills necessary for the appropriate and responsibleuse of communication technologies, and (c) integrate the use of communicationtechnologieswith approved curricula and activities. When unacceptable use ofcommunication technologieson the part of the student does occur, the district will takeappropriate disciplinary action and will notify parents\guardians and other officials aswarranted.

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I) use personal technology devices, such as Wi-Fi enabled cell phones tointerfere with district networks;

J) use the district guest wireless network, BVGuest;K) use obscene, harassing or abusive language on-line;L) violate copyright laws;

M) publicize his/her home address or phone number;N) attempt to log-in to district computer networks as a network administrator;O) vandalize or otherwise destroy data of another user;P) access or attempt to access any part of the district computer networks or any

part of a sub-system of the Internet without proper authorization;Q) plagiarize the work of others in completing school assignments;R) use communication technologiesin any way that violates school rules,

administrative guidelines, Board policies or procedures, state statutes, localordinances, or other laws.

Consequences of Unacceptable Use

Students violating these guidelines or other administrative guidelines or Boardpolicies relating to acceptable use of communication technologieswill be subject to anyand all applicable disciplinary measures. Possible disciplinary measures may include,but is not limited to, temporary or permanent loss of use.

Created January 1999Revised February 2007Revised February 2009

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