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Section 6-4.5 Consequences for inappropriate use.— The following consequences may be imposed for
inappropriate use of the school division’s technology resources:
1. Suspension of access to the District’s electronic communications system;
2. Revocation of the District’s electronic communications system account(s); and/or
3. Other appropriate disciplinary or legal action in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct
and applicable laws.
Legal Authority – School Board Policy § 5-6.3
Section 6-4.6. Internet general warning; disclosure of personal information prohibited; illegal
activities; parental permission required for disclosure of personal identifiable information; use of filtering
software required; network security and monitoring reviewed annually. —
A. All users and their parents/guardians are advised that access to the electronic network may include the
potential for access to materials inappropriate for school-aged students. Every user must take responsibility for his
or her use of the computer network and Internet and stay away from these sites. Parents are the best guide to
materials to avoid. If a student finds that other users are visiting offensive or harmful sites, he or she should report
such use to his/her supervising teacher.
B. In using the computer network and Internet, do not reveal personal information such as your home
address or telephone number. Do not use your real last name or any other information which might allow a person
to locate you without first obtaining the permission of a supervising teacher. Do not arrange a face-to-face meeting
with someone you “meet” on the computer network or Internet without your parent’s permission. If someone
attempts to arrange a meeting with you as a result of an internet contact you must report the communication,
immediately, to your supervising teacher.
C. It is a violation of this Regulation to use the School’s computer network or the Internet to gain
unauthorized access to other computers or computer systems, or to attempt to gain such unauthorized access. Any
use which violates state or federal law relating to copyright, trade secrets, the distribution of obscene or
pornographic materials, or which violates any other applicable law or municipal ordinance, is strictly prohibited.
D. Personally identifiable information concerning students may not be disclosed or used in any way on
the Internet without the permission of a parent or guardian or, if the student is 18 or over, the permission of the
student himself/herself. Users should never give out private or confidential information about themselves or others
on the Internet, particularly credit card numbers, Social Security Numbers, and Student Testing Identifiers. Only a
member of the school administration may authorize the release of student information, as defined by Virginia law,
for internal administrative purposes or approved educational projects and activities.
E. The School, either by itself or in combination with the Data Acquisition Site providing Internet access,
will utilize filtering software or other technologies to prevent students from accessing visual depictions that are (1)
obscene, (2) child pornography, or (3) harmful to minors. The School Division may monitor the online activities of
students, through direct observation and/or technological means, to ensure that students are not accessing such
depictions or any other material that is inappropriate for minors. The term “harmful to minors” is defined by the
Communications Act of 1934 (47 USC Section 254 [h] [7], as meaning any picture, image, graphic image file, or
other visual depiction that taken as a whole and with respect to minors, appeals to a prurient interest in nudity, sex,
or excretion; or depicts, describes, or represents, in a patently offensive way with respect to what is suitable for
minors, an actual or simulated sexual act or sexual contact, actual or simulated normal or perverted sexual acts, or
a lewd exhibition of the genitals; or taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value as
to minors.
F. Network security, filtering, and monitoring procedures will be reviewed and evaluated on a regular
basis to address emerging technologies not currently deployed in the system.
Legal Authority – School Board Policy § 5-6.3
Section 6-4.7 No expectation of privacy rights.—Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for
student education. The School District reserves the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review and store at any time and
without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access and any and all information
transmitted or received in connection with such usage. All such information files shall be and remain the property
of the School District and no user shall have any expectation of privacy regarding such materials.
Legal Authority – School Board Policy § 5-6.3