Atlantic City AUP
ATLANTIC CITY PUBLIC
SCHOOLS
INTERNET ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY AND
AGREEMENT
INTERNET USE
AGREEMENT – TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Acceptable Use – One
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. The use of your account
must be in support of education and research and consistent with the
educational objectives of the Atlantic City Public Schools. Use of other
organization’s network or computing resources must comply with the rules
appropriate for that network. Transmission of any material in violation of an
national, state, or local regulation is prohibited. This includes, but is not
limited to: copyrighted material, threatening or obscene material, racially
offensive material, or dissemination or use of material protected by trade
secret or contract.
- Privileges – The use of
the Internet is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use will result in a
cancellation of privileges. Each student or teacher who receives an account
will be part of a discussion with an Atlantic City Public Schools staff member
pertaining to the proper use of the network. The system administrator(s) will
deem what is inappropriate use and their decision is final. Also, the system
administrators may close an account at any time as required. The
administration, faculty, and staff of Atlantic City Public Schools may request
the system administrator to deny, revoke, or suspend specific user accounts.
- Network Etiquette – 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 your personal address or phone numbers or
those of students or colleagues.
d)
Note that electronic mail (e-mail) is not guaranteed to
be private. People who operate the system do have access to all mail. Messages
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 files, programs, communications and information
accessed via the network should be assumed to be copyrighted material.
Permission should be obtained before using such information.
- Atlantic City Public
Schools makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the
service it is providing. Atlantic City Public Schools will not be responsible
for any damages. This includes loss of data resulting from delays,
non-deliveries, miss-deliveries, or service interruptions caused by its own
negligence or your errors or omissions. Use of any information obtained via
the Internet is at your own risk. Atlantic City Public Schools specifically
denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained
through its services.
- Security – 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 a system administrator or your teacher. Do not demonstrate the
problem to other users. Do not use another individual’s account, even with
written permission from that individual. Attempts to log on to the Internet as
a system administrator or as any individual or organization other than
yourself will result in cancellation of user privileges. Any user identified
as a security risk or having a determination of risk shall be the
responsibility of the school administration.
- Vandalism – Vandalism
will result in cancellation of privileges. 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.
- Excessive use of system
resources such as disk space use, system use, message base.
- Game playing is not a
priority. It will only be permitted when other systems are available for use.
Dial up, on line or inter-machine game playing uses a great deal of system
resources and is by special permission only on an individual case for each
use.
- The
printing facilities of the school network must be used judiciously. Excessive
printing or downloading of files is prohibited. The determination of excessive
use shall be solely the responsibility of the staff member responsible for the
network or the local printer.
- Use
of the system for personal financial gain is prohibited.