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1. ACCEPTABLE
USES
1.1 Network users are
required to look after the equipment and treat it
with care and respect when they are working in the
I.T. centre. The Code of Conduct which is
displayed in the Centre includes the following:
Using the computers with clean hands, never
telling passwords to anybody, never bringing food
and drink into the centre, never shouting or
running in the Centre, never touching a computer
that somebody else is using and assisting other
children without interfering too much.
Network
users are to obey this Code of Conduct at all
times.
1.2 The Centre has been established
for educational purposes. The Internet and email
access are also viewed as valuable educational
tools and will be used accordingly.
1.3
Network users will have access to the Internet for
research in the I.T. Centre but will only be
allowed online when there is an adult or Grade 7
Computer monitor in the room.
1.4 Each
network user is allowed an email address and is
responsible for checking mail regularly and
deleting old email.
1.5 Network users must
understand that any material stored on the network
is not guaranteed to be private and that the I.T.
Tutor may review the system at any time to ensure
it is being used correctly.
1.6 Network
users are expected to take note of and adhere to
the Safety Guidelines with regard to Internet
Usage, as set out at the end of this
document.
1.7 Network users may
save work being done in class and clubs on the
Server in their home directories. Work may also be
saved on disks that have been bought from the I.T.
Tutor. No other disks will be allowed in the
Centre.
1.8 Network users will be
allowed to print their work during lessons and
clubs. Should a child wish to print something
extra in open time, he/she will have to get
permission from the teacher on duty and will be
required to pay before the printing takes
place.
2. UNACCEPTABLE USES
2.1 Network users may not
be involved in “spamming” ( sending an email to
more than 10 people at the same time) and they may
not pass on chain letters. These are to be deleted
immediately.
2.2 Network users may not
log onto the network with somebody else's
username. Each user is responsible for remembering
their username and password and should not tell
them to anybody else.
2.3 Network users will
not make any attempt to disrupt the computer
system or destroy data by spreading viruses.
“Hacking” or trying any other means to gain access
to another person or organisation’s computer
system is strictly forbidden.
2.4 Network users may not
use the system to engage in any illegal activities
or to transmit material that violates South
African laws. Network users shall not plagiarise
works found on the Internet ( Plagiarise = taking
ideas or writings of others and presenting them as
if they were yours ). Network users will respect
the copyright laws and request permission to use
work/pictures from the copyright
owners.
2.5 Network users will
not use the system to access material, web sites,
newsgroups or chat rooms which contain material
that is obscene or which advocates illegal acts.
If users mistakenly access inappropriate material,
they should immediately advise the teacher on
duty.
2.6 Network users will
not download large files or games from the
Internet without permission from the teacher on
duty . This includes the downloading of Freeware,
Shareware and any other software.
2.7 Network users may not
use vulgar, obscene or threatening language and
they will not post any personal information about
another person or post information that could
cause damage or disruption.
3.
SAFETY GUIDELINES FOR NETWORK USERS
3.1 Never give out personal
information when online. This includes your
address, telephone number, school address
etc.
3.2 Never agree to meet anybody that
you have met online without first getting your
parent or guardian’s approval.
3.3 Any message or email that you
receive which makes you feel uncomfortable or
which violates this Acceptable Use Policy, should
be disclosed to an adult immediately.
3.4 Parents should make children
aware of any other material that they feel would
be inappropriate for them to access.
4. DISCIPLINARY
ACTION
In order to ensure that all runs
smoothly in our centre and that it is used
correctly by all our pupils, we will be very
strict about all the acceptable and unacceptable
uses that we have laid out. This is therefore a
very important document that you and your child
are required to sign and we request that you go
through it very carefully with your child. It will
be kept on file for the duration of your child’s
years at Sun Valley.
By signing this document you will
also give your child access to the Internet and
the right to have an email address, although this
can be reversed at any stage should you feel it
necessary.
The school also reserves the right
to remove your child’s internet rights should
he/she be caught disobeying the Acceptable Use
Policy in any way.
Repeated offences will be reported
to the Head of Discipline and handled according to
our Discipline with Dignity
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