Sunray Independent School District
Employee Agreement for Acceptable Use
Of Electronic Communications Systems
As an employee of Sunray ISD, you are allowed to access the District's electronic communications systems. Users have the ability to communicate with other schools, colleges, organizations, and people around the world through the Internet and other electronic information systems/networks. Along with this comes access to hundreds of databases, libraries, and computer services throughout the world.
Responsibilities come with this access. Users are asked to read District policy, administrative regulations, and agreement form. If you do not understand any of the information, you are to get clarification from building principals. Inappropriate system use will result in the loss of the privilege of using this educational and administrative tool.
The Internet has many types of communication and information networks that may contain objectionable material. While the District will take reasonable steps to restrict assess to such material, it is not possible to absolutely prevent such access. It is your responsibility to follow the rules for appropriate use.
Rules for Appropriate Use
Ø The account is to be used mainly for educational purposes, but some limited personal use is permitted. This personal use is not to occur during instructional time.
Ø You will be held responsible at all times for the proper use of your account, computers, and the District may suspend or revoke your access if you violate the rules.
Ø Be aware that those who receive email from you with a school address might think your message represents the school's point of view.
Inappropriate Uses
Ø Using the system for an illegal purpose.
Ø Downloading or using copyrighted information without permission from the copyright holder. (According to the U.S. Copyright Law, illegal reproduction of software can be subject to civil damages and criminal penalties, including fines and imprisonment.)
Ø Posting messages or accessing materials that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening, harassing, damaging to another's reputation, or illegal.
Ø Wasting school resources through improper use of the computer system.
Ø Gaining unauthorized assess to restricted information or resources.
Ø Employees shall not be permitted to bring software from home to be installed on Sunray ISD computers.
Ø Disabling or attempting to disable any Internet filtering device.
Ø Encrypting communications to avoid security review.
Ø Intentionally introducing a virus to the computer system
Ø Downloading pictures from the Internet or files that may contain viruses that have
no direct correlation to the classroom instruction or school use.
Consequences for Inappropriate Use
Ø Suspension of access to the system
Ø Revocation of the computer system account; and/or
Ø Other disciplinary or legal action, in accordance with the District policies and applicable laws.
I understand that my computer use is not private and that the District will monitor my activity on the computer system.
I have read the District's electronic communications system policy and administrative regulations and agree to abide by their provisions. In consideration for the privilege of using the district's electronic communications system in consideration for having access to the public networks, I hereby release the District, its operators, and any institutions with which they are affiliated from any and all claims and damages of any nature arising from my use of, or inability to use, the system including without limitations, the type of damages identified in the District's policy and administrative regulations.
Employee Name (Please Print) __________________________________________________________
Employee Signature ___________________________________
Date _______________________