Guideline for Internet Use Policy Implementation and Practice
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