Acceptable Use Policy
 
 

Muskegon Heights Public Schools

Acceptable Use Policy

 

TECHNOLOGY CODE OF ETHICS

The use of technology in the Muskegon Heights Public Schools is an opportunity extended to students, faculty and staff to enhance learning, productivity and information processing.     The computer hardware and software of the Muskegon Heights Public Schools shall be used solely for educational purposes specified by the Board of Education and staff of the Muskegon Heights Public Schools. The use of computers related equipment and software for the purpose of sending or receiving information or images of a prurient nature is expressly prohibited.

 

RIGHTS: Students and staff

  • may use hardware and software which they have received permission to use;
  • may access information from resources outside the school district; and
  • may access the Internet to receive and send information.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Students and staff are responsible for:

  • Utilizing information technology only for educational purposes, including, but not limited to, the attainment of outcome, goals, and objectives specified in curriculum documents of the district or otherwise delineated by teachers, administrators and the Board of Education;
  • Using hardware and software in a manner that enables its ongoing usage;
  •  Adhering to the rules, including, but not limited to, those posted in classrooms or computer labs or otherwise specified by school employees, for the use of hardware, software, labs and networks in the school;
  • Obtaining permission from a school official before bringing in their own software and using it on school equipment;
  •  Avoiding installing computer viruses or enabling the spread of such viruses on school equipment;
  • Keeping hardware and software from being relocated, removed from school premises, or modified without permission of an administrator;
  • Maintaining the privacy of passwords and are prohibited from publishing or discussing passwords; 
  • All materials received from sources outside the school district, including the Internet, under their user accounts and for accepting responsibility for keeping ail pornographic material, inappropriate text files, or files dangerous to the integrity of the school's network, equipment, or software from entering the school;
  • Adhering to the law and district policy pertaining to copyright and privacy rights in the use of hardware and software and in the transmission or copying of text or files;
  • Avoiding using the technology for personal or private business, for product advertisement, or political lobbying;
  • Avoiding the malicious use of information technology to disrupt the use of technology by others, to harass or discriminate against other, or infiltrate unauthorized computer systems.

 

DISCIPLINARY ACTION:

Students and staff violating any of these Right and Responsibilities will face disciplinary action, which may include:

 

  • Banning their using school information technology;
  • Making full financial restitution for any unauthorized expenses incurred or any damages caused;
  • Attending training sessions; and
  • Facing additional disciplinary action deemed appropriate in keeping with the disciplinary policies and guidelines of the school system up to dismissal from employment, litigation or expulsion from school.