THIS GUIDELINE IS ESTABLISHED TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING AND APPLICATION OF PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS INTERNET USE POLICY. MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO AMEND THESE GUIDELINES AT ANY TIME. IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OF PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS WILL INFORM PARENTS/GUARDIANS OF ANY CHANGES MADE IN THESE GUIDELINES. STUDENTS’ PARENTS AND/OR GUARDIANS ARE REQUIRED TO REVIEW THESE GUIDELINES WITH THEIR CHILD(REN).
THIS GUIDLINE INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
INFORMATION AND NEWS FROM A WIDE VARIETY OF SOURCES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS
PUBLIC DOMAIN AND SHAREWARE SOFTWARE OF ALL TYPES
DISCUSSION GROUPS
ACCESS TO ANY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND LIBRARIES
ETIQUETTE:
BE POLITE WHEN SENDING WRITTEN MESSAGES TO OTHERS
APPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IS EXPECTED IN ALL MESSAGES
ANYTHING PERTAINING TO ILLEGAL ACTIVITY IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN
DO NOT REVEAL ACCESS INFORMATION, PERSONAL OR OTHERWISE
DO NOT DISRUPT OTHERS’ USE OF THE INTERNET ACCESS
ALL USERS SHOULD REMEMBER THAT DELETED MATERIALS COULD BE RETRIEVED
THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS, WHICH ARE NOT INCLUSIVE, ARE CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE ACTIONS BY THE ADMINISTRATION OF PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS AND MAY RESULT IN SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES:
PLACING UNLAWFUL INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET
USING THE INTERNET FOR NON-SCHOOL RELATED ACTIVITIES
SENDING MESSAGES THAT ARE LIKELY TO RESULT IN LOSS OF THE RECIPIENTS WORK OR SYSTEMS
USING THE INTERNET FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES
USING THE INTERNET FOR POLITICAL LOBBYING THAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE EXPRESSED PHILOSOPHY AND TENETS OF THE CATHOLIC
CHUCH
SENDING OR RECEIVING COPYRIGHTED MATERIAL WITHOUT PERMISSION
PLAGIARISM
USING INTERNET ACCESS TO SEND OR RETRIEVE PORNOGRAPHIC MATERIAL,INAPPROPRIATE FILE TEXT, FILES DANGEROUS TO THE
INTEGRITY OF THE SYSTEM, VIOLENT OR THREATENING MATERIAL OR MESSAGES
CIRCUMVENTING SECURITY MESURES ON SCHOOL OR REMOTE COMPUTERS OR NETWORKS
VANDALISM
FALSIFYING ONE’S IDENTITY
Individual Student Internet Use Contract
BE ADVISED THAT YOUR CHILD(REN) WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ACCESS PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS’S INTERNET ACCESS UNTIL THIS AGREEMENT IS SIGNED, DATED, AND RETURNED.
STUDENT(S) AGREEMENT:
I HAVE READ THE PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS POLICY ON INTERNET ACCESS AND THE GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED FROM THAT POLICY. I UNDERSTAND FULLY AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE POLICY STATEMENT AND THE GUIDELINE STATEMENTS EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED.
EACH CHILD IN THE HOUSEHOLD WHO ATTENDS PERCES, INC., MARY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC SCHOOL CAMPUS, GRADES K-8, MUST SIGN THIS AGREEMENT.