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Technology Usage
TECHNOLOGY POLICY

GENERAL STATEMENT

Bishop Ahr High School will provide computer equipment, services and internet access for its students and staff. The sole purpose of providing these resources is to enhance teaching and learning at Bishop Ahr High School. Access to telecommunications will allow students and staff to explore databases, libraries, internet sites and message boards. Thus, Bishop Ahr High School as an educational institution will have the resources to exchange information with other individuals and institutions throughout the world.

Bishop Ahr High School supports and encourages pupil and staff access to the worldwide web and its boundless reservoir of information and resources. Since some sectors of the Web are considered inappropriate for student consumption, the administration reserves the right to limit the use of technology for educational purposes only. To ensure legitimate application, the system supervisors will monitor computer and internet activity.

Access to technology resources will not be available as a carte blanche right. Students and staff must accept the use of these resources as a privilege. The user is expected to possess the requisite skill necessary to utilize this resource properly.

The administration has the right to monitor and audit all communication on the network.

Any user of our technology resources agrees to abide by the Bishop Ahr Technology Policy and in addition agrees to indemnify Bishop Ahr High School for any losses, costs or damages, including attorney?s fees, incurred by Bishop Ahr High School relating to or arising out of any breach of this section.

Use of the technology resources will be permitted for all students, teachers and staff members with enabled user accounts. By logging onto the Bishop Ahr network, all users agree to the Bishop Ahr Technology Policy. Any user who does not consent to Bishop Ahr?s Technology Policy is prohibited from using Bishop Ahr?s technology resources.


EQUIPMENT

  • The user will recognize the value of the hardware, software, and all computer-related materials and will not misuse or abuse any of these items.

  • Personal diskettes or CD ROMS cannot be used without the approval or direct supervision of the system supervisor. These should be checked for viruses with a current version of a recognized virus-scanning program.

  • No user will alter, install, modify, upgrade, repair or remove any school hardware, including but not limited to computers, interface cards, monitors, printers, scanners, modems, wiring or cabling, mouse or other accessories.

  • Users who damage any hardware or software will be responsible for replacing the damaged articles at their own expense.


  • SOFTWARE

    INTERNET ACCESS

    E-MAIL

    MISCELLANEOUS

    PASSWORD POLICY PASSWORD STANDARD

    Adopted September 1, 2002