Uintah School District Uintah School District Acceptable Use for Acceptable Use for

Computer and Network Computer and Network AccessAccess

Networks…Networks…Uintah School District provides as Uintah School District provides as a service to schools a wide area a service to schools a wide area computer network that includes computer network that includes

access to the Internet.access to the Internet.

As a member of the Utah Education As a member of the Utah Education Network (UEN) and UtahLink, we Network (UEN) and UtahLink, we adhere to the purposes and goals of adhere to the purposes and goals of UtahLink and require network use within UtahLink and require network use within the District to conform to the standards the District to conform to the standards of the UEN Acceptable Use Policy.of the UEN Acceptable Use Policy.

Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Use and Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Use and Network Access…Network Access…

……explains important information that all explains important information that all employees must be aware of, including but employees must be aware of, including but not limited to the following:not limited to the following:

All employees must sign an Acceptable Use All employees must sign an Acceptable Use Agreement form every year that will be kept on Agreement form every year that will be kept on

file with the District;file with the District;

All USD employees are responsible for All USD employees are responsible for seeing that all software installed on a seeing that all software installed on a computer has the appropriate license for that computer has the appropriate license for that software and does not install software that is software and does not install software that is not approved by the district. Personal not approved by the district. Personal software should not be installed on district software should not be installed on district computers;computers;

Each computer/network user is expected to Each computer/network user is expected to abide by the following generally accepted abide by the following generally accepted rules of user etiquette:rules of user etiquette:

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Any information maintained on district Any information maintained on district provided equipment is subject to review by provided equipment is subject to review by

district/school officials.district/school officials.

This inspection may include, but is not limited to, This inspection may include, but is not limited to, electronic mail, Internet access, file storage and electronic mail, Internet access, file storage and transfer.transfer.

Users should use good judgment in the Users should use good judgment in the information they maintain.information they maintain.

Internet sites that contain illegal, indecent, Internet sites that contain illegal, indecent, defamatory, inaccurate or offensive material are defamatory, inaccurate or offensive material are not in keeping with the educational goals of the not in keeping with the educational goals of the district and should not be accessed.district and should not be accessed.

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Users are responsible for what is knowingly Users are responsible for what is knowingly accessed, stored, and viewed.accessed, stored, and viewed.

Any inappropriate material should Any inappropriate material should immediately be reported to the appropriate immediately be reported to the appropriate building principal/supervisor or system building principal/supervisor or system administrator.administrator.

Computers and/or equipment are not to be Computers and/or equipment are not to be removed from a school or district building removed from a school or district building without written consent from the building without written consent from the building administrator.administrator.

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Building administrators should submit the Building administrators should submit the computer checkout list to the Coordinator of computer checkout list to the Coordinator of

Technology at the end of the school year.Technology at the end of the school year.

Employees assume financial responsibility Employees assume financial responsibility for equipment removed from district for equipment removed from district property.property.

Use of a district computer and/or network, Use of a district computer and/or network, whether on or off school premises, for whether on or off school premises, for purposes that are illegal, inappropriate, or purposes that are illegal, inappropriate, or obscene, or to access materials that are obscene, or to access materials that are illegal, inappropriate, or obscene, or in illegal, inappropriate, or obscene, or in support of such activities is prohibited.support of such activities is prohibited.

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Never send or encourage others to send Never send or encourage others to send abusive or inappropriate messages;abusive or inappropriate messages;

Use electronic mail appropriately (i.e., no sales, Use electronic mail appropriately (i.e., no sales, advertisements or solicitations, etc.);advertisements or solicitations, etc.);

Email is not guaranteed to be private and is Email is not guaranteed to be private and is property of the school district;property of the school district;

Access log and information will be maintained Access log and information will be maintained when possible, and may be used to determine when possible, and may be used to determine when inappropriate sites are accessed or when inappropriate sites are accessed or distributed within the Uintah School District.distributed within the Uintah School District.

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Illegal activities include violation of state, Illegal activities include violation of state, federal, or local policy and/or law. federal, or local policy and/or law.

Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:

Use or playing of online games, chat lines, Use or playing of online games, chat lines, and chain letters that are not educationally and chain letters that are not educationally driven during school or work hours;driven during school or work hours;

Using a computer or computer network to Using a computer or computer network to harass or threaten individuals or groups;harass or threaten individuals or groups;

Vandalizing computers, computer Vandalizing computers, computer systems, or computer networks;systems, or computer networks;

The unauthorized examination or copying The unauthorized examination or copying of files or data files belonging to others;of files or data files belonging to others;

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Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:

Violating copyright law, including using Violating copyright law, including using unauthorized copies of software and making, unauthorized copies of software and making, transmitting, receiving, exchanging, and/or transmitting, receiving, exchanging, and/or distributing unauthorized copies of software;distributing unauthorized copies of software;

Impersonation of another person;Impersonation of another person; Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized Gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized

access to computer, computer networks, or access to computer, computer networks, or computer files or data;computer files or data;

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Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:Inappropriate use includes but is not limited to:

Unauthorized changing or modifying computer Unauthorized changing or modifying computer or internet/network settings with regards to or internet/network settings with regards to individual computer identification;individual computer identification;

Commercial use, product advertisement, or Commercial use, product advertisement, or political activities;political activities;

Knowingly introducing, accessing, or distributing Knowingly introducing, accessing, or distributing materials forbidden by the Uintah School District materials forbidden by the Uintah School District onto USD computers.onto USD computers.

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Materials forbidden include:Materials forbidden include:

Any indecent, obscene, racist, sexist, Any indecent, obscene, racist, sexist, pervasively vulgar, defamatory, offensive, pervasively vulgar, defamatory, offensive, or illegal materials promoting harm to self or illegal materials promoting harm to self or others.or others.

Such obscene activities include, but are Such obscene activities include, but are not limited to, vulgar language and not limited to, vulgar language and sexually explicit materials, including nudity sexually explicit materials, including nudity and other graphic or textural depictions of and other graphic or textural depictions of sexually explicit activities.sexually explicit activities.

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Any violation of district policy and rules may Any violation of district policy and rules may result in:result in:

Loss of district provided computer use and/or Loss of district provided computer use and/or access to the internet/network;access to the internet/network;

Disciplinary action in accordance with the due Disciplinary action in accordance with the due process procedures outlined in the Orderly process procedures outlined in the Orderly Termination Policy for District Employees;Termination Policy for District Employees;

Legal Action;Legal Action; Revocation of Certification from the Utah State Revocation of Certification from the Utah State

Office of Education.Office of Education.

Read Policy 010.0600, Read Policy 010.0600, Acceptable Use Acceptable Use Policy for Computer Use and Network Policy for Computer Use and Network AccessAccess, in order to be fully aware of your , in order to be fully aware of your responsibilities regarding acceptable use.responsibilities regarding acceptable use.

For more information and applications for For more information and applications for accounts see Uintah School District Policy accounts see Uintah School District Policy 010.0600.010.0600.

The application for accounts is also The application for accounts is also available on the USD Trainings page of available on the USD Trainings page of www.uintah.net.www.uintah.net.