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5.
Network accounts are to be used only by the authorized owner of the account for the
authorized purpose.
6.
Users shall not intentionally seek information on, obtain copies of, or modify files,
other data, or passwords belonging to other users, or misrepresent other users on the
network. Users simply shall not access files of other users.
7.
All communications and information accessible via the network should be assumed
to be private property. However, if a user is believed to be in violation of the
guidelines stated in this policy, a system administrator or teacher may need to gain
access to private correspondence or files. Therefore, e-mail messages are subject to
district review at anytime.
8.
No use of the network shall serve to disrupt the use of the network by others;
hardware or software shall not be destroyed, modified, or abused in any way.
9.
Malicious use of the network to develop programs that harass other users or
infiltrate a computer or computing system and/or damage the software components
of a computer or computing system is prohibited.
10.
Hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, and other antisocial behaviors are
prohibited on the network. Students shall not post defamatory, inaccurate, abusive,
obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, offensive, or illegal material.
11.
The installation of copyrighted software and personal software for use on district
computers is prohibited.
12.
Use of the network to access or process pornographic material, inappropriate test
files, or files dangerous to the integrity of the local area network is prohibited.
13.
Subscriptions to Listservs must be reported to the building system operator
(SYSOP). Get the name of the SYSOP in the principal’s office. Prior approval for
Listservs is required for students.
14.
Mail Listservs must be monitored daily and deleted from the personal mail directory
to avoid excessive use of fileserver hard-disk space.
15.
Students shall not access material that advocates or condones the commission of
unlawful acts (illegal), or that advocates or condones violence or discrimination
towards other people (hate literature).
16.
The Borden County Independent School District will make determinations on
whether specific uses of the network are consistent with the district’s acceptable
practices.
17.
Student e-mail may only be used under direct teacher supervision. E-mail addresses
are for instructional use only. Non-instructional e-mail sites will be monitored and
eliminated.
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