St.Jane de Chantal School

Acceptable Use Policy At St. Jane de Chantal School

Each student receives at the beginning of the school year a copy of the Acceptable Use Policy

There is a student page and a parent page at the back of the document. Both pages must be signed and returned to school before a student is allowed use of the networked computers. These two documents are filed in the student's permanent record folder and updated each year.

.Below is an electronic copy of the entire document.

COMPUTER / INTERNET

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY

FOR

St. JANE DE CHANTAL SCHOOL

We are pleased to offer the students access to the Internet Access is available to the students and faculty in the school library, the computer lab and in all the classrooms. The entire school is networked. Cyber Patrol, an Internet screening software, has been installed on the network in order to prevent access to unacceptable sites. Even this controlled accessibility generates a need for St. Jane de Chantal to have in place an ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. To gain access to the Internet, all staff must sign and return the "Staff Agreement" form to the office. Likewise, all students attending St. Jane de Chantal School must sign a "Student Agreement" form, and their parents must sign a "Parents Agreement" form , and both form must be returned to the office to be placed on file.

Access to the Internet will enable staff and students to explore thousands of libraries, databases, and bulletin boards, while exchanging messages with Internet users throughout the world. Students and parents should be warned that some material accessible by the Internet may contain items that are illegal, defamatory, inaccurate, or potentially offensive to some people. While our intent is to make Internet access available to further educational goals and objectives, students may find ways to access other materials as well. We believe that the benefits to students from access to the Internet, in the form of information resources and opportunities for collaboration, exceed any disadvantages. But ultimately, parents and guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their students should follow when using media and information resources. To that end, St. Jane de Chantal School supports and respects each family's right to decide whether or not to apply for access.

Archdiocese of Washington
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Acceptable Use Guidelines and
Computer and Internet Use Agreement
for Elementary School Families

I. GUIDELINES

Electronic information systems offer vast, diverse, and unique resources to students. It is the goal of the Catholic Schools to provide this service to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.

All diocesan schools that provide Internet access use Internet filtering software to help ensure the protection of students from exposure to objectionable or offensive materials. Student use of computing and network resources is intended to be a supervised activity. Staff members will guide and monitor student use of the Internet. If a student has a question about the appropriateness of an action with regard to the internet, the student should ask the supervising staff member before proceeding. Staff will not be responsible if a student accidentally or willfully proceeds to an objectionable site.

The benefits to students' educational experiences from access to the Internet can far exceed any disadvantages given the form of information resources and opportunities for collaboration now available. Ultimately, however, parents and/or guardians of minors are responsible for setting and conveying the standards that their children should follow when using media and information sources. To that end, parents and guardians must read and discuss with their children the following terms and conditions for computer and internet use, sign the agreement in the appropriate places below, and return the signed agreement to the Principal.

II. STUDENT/PARENT/GUARDIAN TERMS

Students will use all computer equipment with care and respect and will not type or use any inappropriate or unacceptable words or display inappropriate or offensive images, sounds or messages. A student may not use the School's computing and network resources in a manner which violates any local, state or federal laws. Students will print only that information approved by the teacher. If the student observes or becomes aware of any inappropriate material or misuse of equipment, he/she will immediately report it to the teacher or supervising staff member. Viruses are unauthorized computer programs that may destroy or damage computer files on an infected computer. Students should be aware of the possibility that a virus may be located in any file or disk obtained by a third party. Students must obtain the permission of a teacher or staff member before loading a file or disk onto a school computer.
Most software is protected by both copyright law and contractual restrictions. A student may not use the School's computing and network resources to create, store, transfer or execute software in a manner which violates the rights of the holder of copyright in the software. Under no circumstances may a student load any software onto one of the School's computers without first obtaining the teacher's permission.
While using a computer, whether in a classroom, lab, office, the media center or other locations in the school, we understand that students will use the Internet only for school-related projects and visit only the sites assigned by the teacher. Students will NOT 'surf' the Internet or visit 'chat rooms.' Students will never log-on to the Internet without permission from a teacher or supervising staff member. Students will not give out or post personal information such as photographs, home addresses, telephone numbers, parents' work addresses or telephone numbers or the name and location of the school.
If a violation of these guidelines is observed or reported, the School will conduct an investigation. During such an investigation, the user's privileges may be suspended. If the student is found in violation of this policy, the user's privileges may be permanently revoked, and other disciplinary action may be taken by the appropriate authorities. During such Students and guardians understand that use of the Internet may be monitored. The School may, to the extent permitted by law, assume access rights to a student's computer files when required for the maintenance of the school's computer resources, in emergencies or in the course of investigation possible wrongdoing.
Students and their parents/guardians may be held responsible for any liability damages and expenses resulting from any use of the School's computer resources in violation of this policy.

III. AGREEMENT

I understand that if I fail to honor all of the terms of this agreement, my Internet privileges may be revoked and disciplinary action may be taken by the Principal or other appropriate authorities.

______________________________ Student's Name	_________ Grade	____________________________ Teacher
____________________________ Parent/Guardian Signature/Date		_____________________________ Student Signature/Date

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