Terms and Conditions
The use of
Lexington Public Schools equipment, computers, network resources and the Internet
is a privilege, not a right, and inappropriate use will result in a cancellation
of those privileges. No reasonable expectation of continued use or access
shall exist. (Students who are issued accounts will first be required to complete
training in the proper use of the network.) The administration, faculty, and staff of Lexington Public
Schools may deny, revoke, or suspend specific user accounts/access.
1.
The
use of district account and/or access must be consistent with the educational
objectives of the Lexington Public Schools. Use of electronic resources for
recreational games is prohibited.
2.
To
transmit or knowingly receive any materials in violation of any United States,
Nebraska, or Lexington Public Schools regulation or law is prohibited. This
includes, but is not limited to, the following: copyrighted material, threatening,
harassing, pornographic, obscene, profane or hate related material, materials
related to the illegal use or manufacture of restricted substances, defamatory
or discriminatory material, or material protected by trade secret.
3.
Commercial
activities, product advertising, political lobbying and extensive personal
use are prohibited. 4.
Network
Etiquette - Users of Lexington Public Schools technology and Internet access
are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of network etiquette.
These include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Be
polite. Do not be abusive in your messages to others.
- Use appropriate language. Do
not swear, use vulgarities, or any other inappropriate language, material
or images.
- Do not reveal
your full name, phone number, or home address, or those of other persons when
using the Internet.
- Note that electronic mail (e-mail) and other computer use or storage
is not guaranteed to be private or confidential.
Network or other computer use or storage areas are and will be treated
as school property. Computers, files and communications may be accessed and
reviewed by District personnel and may be accessed by other computer users.
- Do not use computers or the network in such a way that would disrupt
the use by other people. Talk, Write, and Chat commands may be intrusive
and should only be used after receiving permission from the other party. Chain
letters and Inter-Relay Chat are misuses of the system.
- Permission
of the supervising staff member must be obtained before downloading large
files.
- Disk space is limited. Remove outdated or unneeded files promptly.
5. Students
found guilty of vandalism will lose Internet privileges and may be subject
to criminal prosecution. Parents and/or guardians are financially responsible
for acts of vandalism committed by their children. Vandalism is defined as
any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data or hardware on this system or
any other system. 6.
Respect
the integrity of the computing system. Do not intentionally develop or
activate programs that harass other users, infiltrate a computer system
or alter the software components of a computer or system. This includes
but is not limited to: revealing, or attempting to learn or use other
users passwords, spreading viruses, attempting to "hack" into
restricted systems or attempting to use administrative
commands. 7.
Only
public domain files and files in which the author has given expressed written
consent for online distribution, may be uploaded to the system. Students and teachers may download copyrighted
material only for their own use following the fair use provisions in the U.
S. Copyright law. 8.
Security
of any computer system is essential. Access to electronic resources is intended
for the exclusive use of authorized individuals. If a user believes they can
identify a security problem on the Internet, they must notify a district administrator
or Technology Committee member. Do not demonstrate the problem to other users.
Do not use another users account or share your account. Doing so will
result in the loss of privileges for both parties. 9.
Any
problems which arise from the use of an account are the liability or responsibility
of the account holder or user. All account holders or users hereby release
Lexington Public Schools and ESU 10 from any and all claims or damages of
any nature arising from their access, use, or inability to access or use computers
or the network system and by obtaining an account or use of the computers
or network system agree to such and agree to indemnify and hold Lexington
Public Schools harmless from same. Lexington Public School District makes
no warranties of any kind for the information or the service it is providing.
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