40.0 - 40.9 Internet Acceptable Use Policy

Creation, publication, and utilization of documents by electronic means, via the Internet and its associated World Wide Web or E-Mail service, must be consistent with both the mission and goals of the Great Plains Technology Center School District. Communications fall under the Oklahoma State Open Records Act. 

Great Plains Technology Center reserves the right to review the content of any media or device used with Great Plains Technology Center equipment. Devices and media include, but are not limited to: flash drives, external hard drives, storage media, CD’s, DVD’s, and cameras. Reviews will be conducted when there is reason to believe there may be malicious, harmful, or obscene content that violates Great Plains Technology Center’s Acceptable Use Policy. Devices and media are routinely scanned for viruses which may produce reason for the review.

The use of your account must be in support of education and research and consistent with the educational objectives of the Great Plains Technology Center school district. Use of another organization’s network or computing resources must comply with the rules appropriate for that network.
The purpose of the backbone networks making up the Internet is to support research and education in and among academic institutions by providing access to unique resources and the opportunity for collaborative work. 

As a non-profit educational institution, individual use of Great Plains Technology Center school district provided resources should be focused on the school’s mission and goals. It is not acceptable to use Great Plains Technology Center school district provided internet resources in for-profit business, or personal non-school-related activities. It is not permitted to use Great Plains Technology Center school district computing and electronic communications facilities and services for unlawful or malicious activities, or for proprietary purposes. Transmission of any material in violation of any federal or state regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, or material protected by trade secret. 

The use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use may result in a cancellation or restriction of those privileges.

You are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of network etiquette. These include, but are not limited, to the following:

A. Be polite. Do not get abusive in your messages to others.
B. Use appropriate language. Do not swear, use vulgarities or any other inappropriate language. Illegal activities are strictly forbidden.
C. Do not reveal personal address, phone numbers or personal information of yourself, students, or colleagues.
D. Note that electronic communications are not guaranteed to be private. System Administrators have access to all electronic communication. Electronic communications relating to or in support of illegal activities may be reported to the authorities.
E. Do not use the network in such a way that you would disrupt the use of the network by other users.
F. All communications and information accessible via the network should be assumed to be property of Great Plains Technology Center school district.

Great Plains Technology Center school district makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing. Great Plains Technology Center school district will not be responsible for any damages. This includes but is not limited to: loss of data resulting from equipment failure, delays, non-deliveries, mis-deliveries or service. It is the student’s responsibility to keep backup copies of their data. Great Plains Technology Center school district is not responsible for data that is lost or damaged. Great Plains Technology Center school district specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through these services.

Security on any computer system is a high priority, especially when the system involves many users. If you feel you can identify a security problem on the Internet, you must notify the Superintendent, his designee, or the System Administrator. Do not demonstrate or discuss the problem with other users. Do not use another’s individual account. Attempts to logon to the internet as the Administrator will result in cancellation of user privileges. Any user identified as a security risk or having a history of problems with other computer systems may be denied access to the Internet.

Vandalism will result in cancellation of privileges or other disciplinary action as deemed appropriate. Vandalism is defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data of another user, Internet, or any of the above listed agencies or other networks that are connected to any of the Internet backbones. This includes, but is not limited to, the uploading or creation of computer viruses. If a Great Plains Technology Center School District user violates any of these provisions, his or her account may be terminated, and future access may also be denied.

The Superintendent or his/her designee will deem what is inappropriate use and their decision is final. Also, the Superintendent, or his/her designee, or the network administrator may close an account at any time as required.

Any copyrighted software, and/or software that electronically damages data, software, or hardware (i.e., computer viruses), found in the possession of students serves as a violation of the student policy regarding electronic equipment and care of school property. All software must be approved by the Director of Information Technology prior to installation on school computers. Disobeying this policy is grounds for disciplinary action. 

The signatures (s) on the Internet Use Agreement form is (are) legally binding and indicates the party (parties) who signed has (have) read the terms and conditions carefully and understand(s) their significance.