UISD Form #880-004
May 1, 2001
UNITED ISD ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS PROCEDURES AND
ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDELINES
All district policies and procedures
for acceptable use of computers and networks are intended to
make the computers and networks more
reliable for the users. They are also intended to
minimize the burden of administering
the networks, so that more time can be spent enhancing
services.
All technology equipment shall be
used under the supervision of the site administrator for School-
District-Related projects as
assigned. Use of the computer to access telecommunications
resources is a privilege and not a
right. Violations of the policies and procedures of United
Independent School District
concerning the use of computers and networks will result in
disciplinary actions in the same
manner as other Code of Conduct violations. Student use is
conditioned on completed and signed
Parent Permission/Student Use Agreement form.
1. Users shall not erase, rename, or
make unusable anyone else’s computer files, programs
or disks.
2. Users shall not share names,
logon passwords or files for any reason
3. Users shall not use or try to
discover another user’s password.
4. Users shall not use UISD
computers or networks for any non-instructional or nonadministrative
purpose (e.g. games or activities
for personal profit).
5. Users shall not use a computer
for unlawful purposes, such as the illegal copying or
installation of software.
6. Users shall not copy, change or
transfer any software or documentation provided by
UISD teachers, or students without
written permission from the campus principal and
Director of Technology.
7. Users shall not write, produce,
generate, copy, propagate, or attempt to introduce any
computer code designed to
self-replicate, damage, or otherwise hinder the performance
of any computer’s memory, file
system, or software (bug, virus, worm, Trojan Horse, or
similar name.)
8. Users shall not deliberately use
the computer to annoy or harass others with language,
images, or threats.
9. Users shall not deliberately
access or create any obscene or sexually related materials
except curriculum related and as
assigned.
10. Users shall not assemble or
disassemble computers, networks, printers, or other
associated equipment except as part
of a class assignment or in conjunction with job
responsibility.
11. Users shall not remove
technology equipment (hardware or software) without written
permission of the principal or
director.
12. Users shall not set boot-up or
screen saver passwords without providing passwords to
campus or department Microcomputer
technicians.
13. Users do not have a personal
privacy right in any matters received by, created in, sent or
stored in the district’s computer
system, telephone system, printers, or fax machines.
UISD Form #880-004
May 1, 2001
ETHICAL USE OF ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
You should not disclose your
password to anyone else, nor should you use someone else’s
password. You are responsible for
all activities done in or from your account. You should not
attempt to circumvent passwords,
access codes, or information protection schemes or uncover
security loopholes or attempt to
break authentication procedures or encryption protocols.
Anonymous Activity
You may not impersonate other
individuals in electronic communication.
Illegal Activity
You should not use electronic
systems in the course of any illegal activity.
Communication Tampering
It is unethical and may be criminal
to attempt to monitor other people’s communications without
their permission.
Copying and Copyrights
For information on which the
individual or the district does not hold the copyright, written
permission from the copyright holder
is required prior to duplication. Academic dishonesty or
plagiarism in a student assignment
is unethical. Suspected occurrences are referred to the
student’s school.
Harassment
Electronic system usage or
information that is perceived by its recipient as sexual harassment as
defined by district’s policy may be
considered a violation. The display of offensive material in any
publicly accessible area is likely
to violate district harassment policy. Public display includes
publicly accessible computer screens
and printers.
Wasting Resources
It is unethical to deliberately
perform any act which will impair the operation of any electronic
system or deny access by legitimate
users to any electronic system. This includes the willful
wasting of resources and sending of
“junk mail” and “mail bombs” (This includes “chain letters”).
It is unethical to use electronic
system for:
• solicitation not related to official
district’s business,
• commercial gain or placing a third
party in a position of commercial
• advantage or,
• non-district related activities.
Information Technology Use Procedure
You may not use computers or
electronic systems for any use that would:
• impede teaching and research,
• hinder the functioning of the
district
• violate an applicable license or
contract, or
• damage community relations or
relations with institutions with whom we share
• responsibility.
General district policy prohibits
non-district use of district facility.
EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT FOR AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM ACCOUNT FORM
I have read the district's electronic communications
system procedures and
administrative guidelines and agree to abide by their
provisions. In consideration
for the privilege of using the District's electronic
communications system and in
consideration for having access to the public
networks, I hereby release the
District, Its operators, and any institutions with
which they are affiliated for any
and all claims and damages of any nature arising from
my use of, or inability to
use, the system, including, without limitation, the
type of damages identified in
the district's electronic communications system
procedures and administrative
guidelines.
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UISD Form #880 004
revised Nov 29, 2001