LIBRARY

Search Engines

Databases

Internet Skills

Teacher Links

Information

Acceptable Use Policy - Bradford Area Schools   

When you use the computer technology (including the Internet) in the  Bradford Area High School, you are responsible for what you choose to access and do.  Even though almost all of our Internet computers use a filtering system, be aware that a filter can never remove everything that is inappropriate. We give you the responsibility to determine, within certain guidelines, what is appropriate and acceptable to do and access in a school setting.  Here are the rules:

Every student must have...

• A Signed Technology and Computer Use Form.   This form needs to be signed by the student and his/her parents or guardians, and is valid as long as you stay with the same parents or guardians. By signing this form, the students and parents/guardians are agreeing to the School Board Policy 814.1 on Technology and Computer Use . Each student is given the signoff form at the beginning of his or her ninth-grade year, or when they enroll in the high school as a new student.

Students may not...

Among other activities, Board Policy 814.1 forbids students to... 

• Use the Internet connection for illegal activity . If it's illegal off the computer, it's illegal on it, too.  Examples include hacking or buying and selling contraband items.
• Use the Internet connection for personal gain. We're talking money, here.  You may not use our computers to run a business, trade stocks, advertise, etc.
• Subscribe to any service in the name of the school or school district. Even if it's free, don't use our name to subscribe to anything.  Use yours.
• Alter settings or install software .
• Access inappropriate or pornographic sites or databases. Consider that you're in a public place.  Therefore, swearing, rude gestures, pornographic pictures, etc. should not appear on the screen or be heard through the speakers.  We may also ask you not to access certain sites that have no apparent academic value.
• Access chat lines . This is for your safety and for the security of the school.
• Impersonate anyone else .
• Transmit any personnel or student information that would be protected by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. 

E-mail is restricted to academic use only and must be cleared with a librarian first.  We will monitor what you send out and what you open in school.

Consequences

Students who do not abide by policy 814.1 will receive disciplinary action according to the policy and the student conduct code.  Students may lose technology privileges and/or be removed from a course.  Students may also be required to complete a training session, make reimbursement for loss/damage and/or the technologist's repair time, and/or serve detention, in-school- or out-of-school suspension.   

For more information, or for a copy of the policy, please contact Linda Callaghan,  Technology Consultant, or one of the Librarians.