Internet Acceptable Use
Standard
Dublin
City
School
System
All students must read
the Internet Acceptable Use Agreement developed by the
Dublin City School System and shall acknowledge acceptance of
the guidelines by signing the policy.
The goal in providing Internet
service is to promote educational excellence in schools by facilitating resource
sharing, innovation, and communication.
Along with access to computers and people all over the world is the
possibility of material that may not be considered to be of educational value in
the school setting. On a global
network it is impossible to control all materials and a user may accidentally or
purposely discover controversial information. It is the user’s responsibility to avoid
initiating access to such material.
The Dublin City School System firmly believes that the valuable
information and interaction on this worldwide network far outweigh the
possibility that users may obtain material that is not consistent with the
educational goals of the school system.
Internet access is coordinated
through a complex association of government agencies, regional networks, and
state networks. In addition, the
smooth operation of the network relies upon the proper conduct of the end users
who must adhere to strict guidelines.
These guidelines are provided here so that the user is aware of the
responsibilities that come with the privilege of having access to the
Internet. In general, efficient,
ethical, and legal utilization of the network resources is
required.
Internet – Terms and
Conditions
1.
Acceptable Use – Use of the Internet must be in support of education and
research and consistent with the educational objectives of the Dublin City
School System. Use of any other
organizations network or computing resources must comply with the rules
appropriate for that network. In
addition to adherence to the policies and procedures of various networks and any
set forth by a service provider or host system, users must abide by all rules
and procedures specified and deemed necessary at the site from which access to
the Internet is made. These
procedures may include, but are not limited to, a logbook, user time
restrictions, and limitations on use of finite resources. Transmission of any material in
violation of any United
States or
state regulations is prohibited.
This includes, but is not limited to, copyrighted material, threatening
or obscene material or material protected by trade secret. Use for commercial activities by
for-profit institutions is generally not acceptable. Use for product advertisement or
political lobbying is also prohibited.
Illegal activities are strictly prohibited.
2.
Privileges – The use of the Internet is a privilege, not a right, and
inappropriate use will result in cancellation of those privileges. Any student user not complying with the
Dublin City School System Internet
Acceptable Use and Safety Agreement shall lose Internet privileges for a
period of not less than one week.
Student infractions may result in appropriate disciplinary action in
addition to suspension or termination of access privileges. Unauthorized use of the network,
intentional deletion or damage to files and data belonging to other users, or
copyright violations may be termed theft as defined in the Student Handbook for
each school in the Dublin City School System.
Before using the Internet, each student will participate
in an orientation conducted by a faculty member. The orientation will be on the Dublin City School System Internet Use and
Safety Agreement, the proper use of the network, and network etiquette. Based upon the acceptable use guidelines
in this document, the Dublin City School
System Director of Technology and the local system technology specialists
will deem what is inappropriate use and their decision is final. Also, the system administrators may deny
access at any time. The
administration, faculty, and staff members of the Dublin City School System may
request that a system administrator deny, revoke, or suspend specific user
privileges.
3.
Network Etiquette – Users are expected to abide by the generally accepted
rules of network etiquette.
4.
Disclaimer – The Dublin City School System makes no warranties of any
kind, whether expressed or implied, for the services it is providing. The school system will not be
responsible for any damages suffered by any user. This includes loss of data resulting
from delays, nondeliveries, misdeliveries, or service interruptions caused by
its own negligence or user errors or omissions. Use of any information obtained via the
Internet is at the risk of the user.
The Dublin City School System specifically denies any responsibility for
the accuracy or quality of information obtained through its
services.
5.
Security – Security on any computer system is a high priority,
especially when the system involves many users. A user identifying a security problem
must notify the supervising classroom teacher or the local school system
administrator. The security problem
is not to be demonstrated to any other user. Users must never divulge or allow others
to use their passwords. Use of
another individual’s account is prohibited. Account holders are ultimately
responsible for all activities under their account. Attempting to logon as a system
administrator is prohibited. Any
user identified as being a security risk or as having a history of problems with
other computer systems may be denied access to the
Internet.
6.
Vandalism –
Vandalism will result in cancellation of privileges. Vandalism is defined as any malicious
attempt to harm, modify, or destroy data, equipment, or
software.
The
signature(s) on the Dublin City School System Internet Use and Safety Agreement
are legally binding and indicate(s) that the party (parties) who signed has
(have) read the terms and conditions carefully and understand(s) their
significance.
I.
WEB SITE PUBLISHING
1.0.
Purpose
The availability of Internet access provides everyone,
including Dublin City School System departments and faculties, an opportunity to
have a presence on the World Wide Web.
Dublin City School System’s Web site provides information to the world
about the curriculum and activities in its individual schools as well as other
general information. This portion
of the guideline states the privileges, responsibilities, and other guidelines
for proper Web site and Web page publishing on the Dublin City School System’s
Web server, in addition to Web page design.
2.0. Dublin
City
School System Web
Site Structure
2.1.
Hierarchy
2.1.1.
Dublin City School System will establish and administratively maintain
one or more Web sites
hosted on one or more Web servers.
Material appropriate for placement on its Web sites
include:
·
Dublin City School System Information
·
Dublin City Board of Education Information
·
Individual school
information
·
Teacher and/or
classroom information
·
Student projects
·
Extracurricular
organization information
2.1.2
The Superintendent
will designate a System Web Publisher, responsible for
maintaining the official Dublin City School System Web site and
monitoring all Dublin City
School system site activity for compliance with all Dublin City School
System Board of Education
policies and implementing regulations, as well as local, state, and
federal laws. The System Web
Publisher has developed Web Page Publishing and Compliance Guidelines,
furnished herein, for
official Dublin City School System and individual school Web materials
and developed
procedures for the placement and removal of such material. All material placed on the system’s
Web site will be consistent with these Web Page Publishing and Compliance
Guidelines and
approved through the compliance process established by the System Web
Publisher.
2.2 Individual
School, Teacher,
and Extracurricular Organization Web Pages
2.2.1
Individual schools
may create Web pages under the Dublin City School System Web
site.
2.2.2
The Principal at
the individual school will designate a School Web Publisher, responsible for
managing the individual school Web pages and monitoring school, teacher, and
extracurricular organization Web pages.
All official material originating from the individual school and placed
on the school Web pages will be consistent with the Web page Publishing and
Compliance Guidelines, furnished herein, and approved through the compliance
process established by the System Web Publisher.
2.2.3
Teachers may create
Web pages under the individual school Web pages. The teacher Web pages will be used in
conjunction with class activities or to provide a resource for other
teachers. Each teacher will be
responsible for maintaining his/her Web pages. All material originating from the
teacher and placed on the teacher Web pages will be consistent with the Web Page
Publishing and Compliance Guidelines, furnished herein, and approved through the
compliance process established by the System Web
Publisher.
2.2.4
Students may create
work to be displayed on individual school or teacher Web pages as part of a
classroom activity. Material
presented on the Web pages by students must meet the educational objectives of
the class activity and be consistent with these Web Page Publishing and
Compliance Guidelines.
2.2.5
Student created
material will be removed from the school, teacher, classroom, or extracurricular
web pages as the pages are updated by authorized personnel. Students will not be given prior notice
to such removal.
2.2.6
With the approval
of the individual school Principal, extracurricular organizations may create and
maintain Web pages under the school Web pages. Extracurricular organizations include,
but are not limited to, school sports teams, school bands and chorus, and other
clubs and student organizations as defined in the Dublin City School System
Board of Education Policies.
Material presented on the organization Web pages must relate to
organization activities and must be in compliance with the above-mentioned
policies, as well as other Dublin City School System Board of Education policies
and implementing regulations.
2.2.7
The Dublin City
School System reserves the right to remove material from system, school,
teacher, classroom, or extracurricular organization Web pages, including removal
of the Web pages in their entirety, which fails to meet established educational
objectives or that violates any Dublin City School System Board of Education
policy or implementing regulation.
3.0 WEB PAGE
PUBLISHING AND COMPLIANCE GUIDELINES
The following sections, 3.1 – 3.4, set forth Web page
publishing and compliance guidelines applicable to all Web publishers and Web
page developers;
3.1 Content, Quality, and
Subject Matter
3.1.1.
The Dublin City
School System Web site does not create, nor is it intended to create, a public
or limited public forum. Nothing in
this regulation or published on Dublin City School System’s Web site shall be
interpreted or implemented so as to open the facilities of the Dublin City
School System for indiscriminate use by the general
public.
3.1.2.
The provisions of
this Technology Use policy and implementing regulation, as well as all other
applicable Dublin City School System Board of Education policies and
implementing regulations, will govern material placed on the Dublin City School
System Web site and Web pages hosted on the System’s Web
server.
3.1.3.
Only the System Web
publisher, School Web Publishers, and their designees will have
password-protected access to the Dublin City School System’s Web server to place
and remove Web pages. Moreover, the
System Web Publisher, School Web Publishers, and their designees will be
responsible for ensuring that each and every Web page complies with these Web
Page Publishing and Compliance Guidelines prior to placing the pages on the
Dublin City School System’s Web server.
The Dublin City School System reserves the right to edit, delete, or
modify Web page material as it sees fit to comply with this
regulation.
3.1.4.
All material on the
Dublin City School System’s Web site or individual school Web pages will serve
an educational purpose only.
3.1.5.
All material
displayed on a Web page is expected to meet academic standards of proper
spelling, grammar, and accuracy of information. Web pages may not contain inappropriate
material or link directly to inappropriate material.
3.1.6.
In questions of
quality, propriety of Web page material, appearance, or content, the judgment of
the System Web Publisher, with input from the School Web Publisher, will
prevail.
3.2.
Ownership
3.2.1.
Except as indicated
to the contrary, all Web pages hosted on the Dublin City School System’s Web
server and the material displayed or performed thereon, are the property of and
owned by the Dublin City School System.
In the event someone other than a Dublin City School System employee
develops or maintains an individual school’s Web page (including teacher,
classroom, and extracurricular organization Web pages), this person will be
required to sign a form to relinquish any ownership rights in and to the Web
pages prior to first posting these Web pages. A sample form that accomplishes this
purpose may be found in Exhibit D:
Work Made for Hire Agreement.
3.2.2.
Students may retain
the copyright on the material they create that is subsequently displayed on the
Dublin City School System’s Web site or individual school Web pages. Prior to placing the student’s
material on the Internet, the student must sign a permission slip in the form
found in Exhibit B: Permission to Display Student Work. For students under the age of 18, the
student’s parent or guardian must also sign the permission
slip.
3.2.3.
Web pages hosted
from the Dublin City School System’s Web server shall not contain copyrighted or
trademarked material belonging tothers unless prior written permission to use, publicly, display, publicly
perform, or digitally transmit the material has been obtained from the
owner. This permission may be in
the form found in Exhibit C:
Permission to Use a Third Party Work. Web page developers, School Web
Publishers, and the System Web Publisher will not assume that the publication of
copyrighted material on the Internet qualifies as a “fair use” exemption under
federal copyright law.
3.3. Student
Information
3.3.1.
Web pages hosted
from the Dublin City School System’s Web server will not contain the full name,
address, or phone number of any student, names of other family members or
friends. In addition, Web pages may
not include any information that indicates the physical location of a student at
a given time, other than attendance at a particular school or participation in
school activities and will be in compliance with FERPA.
3.3.2.
Notwithstanding any
provision to the contrary, Web pages hosted from The Dublin City School System’s
Web server may contain a reference to a student. This includes references to students in
photographs or in honor rolls.
All student references will be in the form of a first name and last
initial.
3.3.3.
Web pages hosted
from The Dublin City School System’s Web server shall not display photographs,
videos, or audio clips of any identifiable student without a prior signed
permission slip in the form found in Exhibit A: Permission to Display Student
Photograph. The student must sign
this permission slip. For students
under the age of 18, the student’s parent or guardian must also sign the
permission slip.
3.3.4.
Web pages hosted
from the Dublin City School System’s Web server shall not violate a celebrity’s
right of publicity by containing the name, likeness, or image of the celebrity
without first obtaining permission.
This may be accomplished by completing the form found in Exhibit C: Right to Use a Third Party Work and
sending a copy to the celebrity to sign.
3.4. Additional
Guidelines
3.4.1.
The Dublin City
School System’s Web site, including all individual school, teacher, classroom,
and extracurricular organization Web pages, will be hosted on the Dublin City
School System’s Web server, unless otherwise authorized by
the System Superintendent.
3.4.2.
No “cookies,” “Web
bugs,” or other methods of IP-address gathering will be used to track and save
information on any visitor to the Dublin City School System’s Web site or any
Web page that comprises the Web site.
3.4.3.
The Dublin City
School System’s Web site will not be used as a mirror Web
site.
3.4.4.
The Dublin City
School System’s Web site will not contain public message boards or chat-room
areas.
3.4.5.
No confidential,
secret, proprietary, personal, and non-educational information will be permitted
on the Dublin City School System’s Web site, not excluding the authorized use of
password-protected content areas.
3.4.6.
All Web pages will
carry:
·
a stamp indicating
the date the page was last updated;
·
the e-mail address
of the System or School Web Publisher responsible for the
page;
·
a link to the
Dublin City School System’s legal information disclaimer as it appears in
Exhibit E: Legal Information, the
terms and conditions of which are herby incorporated into this regulation;
and
·
a current copyright
notice such as © Copyright 2000, Dublin City School District. All
Rights Reserved.” In addition, all
Web pages shall be given titles that clearly identify
them.
3.4.7.
The home page for
the individual school Web pages shall contain a link that returns a visitor to
the Dublin City School System’s home page.
The home page for the individual school Web pages will include the e-mail
and postal address for the school in addition to the telephone number for the
school’s main office.
3.4.8.
Teacher, classroom,
and extracurricular organization Web pages shall contain a link that returns a
visitor to the individual school’s home page. These Web pages will not contain
extensive scrolling unless the page is a document.
3.4.9.
Web pages will not
contain extensive tiled backgrounds or large graphics because home pages are
time consuming for visitors to download and view. Also, Web pages with extensive tiling
and graphics slow down the Dublin City School System’s file servers and waste
technology resources. As a general
rule, a Web page should not take longer than one minute to download over a 14.4
K Modem connection. Unless a
special situation exists, graphics files shall be no larger than 60K in
size.
3.4.10.
Web pages hosted on
the Dublin City School System’s Web servers will not include links to commercial
businesses or advertisements, nor will they solicit business, advertise or
engage in any other selling activities in support of non-school related
fund-raising or private business enterprises. Notwithstanding the above, an individual
school Web page may contain the name, logo, or icon associated with a commercial
business that qualifies as a “School Business Partner”.
3.4.11.
Web pages may not
contain links to other Web pages not yet complete. If additional pages are anticipated but
not yet created, the text that will provide such a link should be included. This may be converted into an
actual link upon the additional page’s completion.
3.4.12.
Web pages hosted on
the Dublin City School System’s Web servers will not contain deep-links or
frames.
3.4.13.
Web pages may
contain links to other external sites, provided these external sites meet the
definition of educational purposes.
Any links to external sites that fail to meet that definition will be
removed.
3.4.14.
Web pages hosted on
the Dublin City School System’s Web servers will not link to an external site by
creating a hyperlink that uses the trademark, service mark or logo of the owner
of the external site without first obtaining the owner’s written
consent.
3.4.15.
A trademark or
service mark that belongs to someone else shall not be used as a meta-tag in the
code that creates a Web page unless the meta-tag accurately describes the
material on the Web page in question.
3.4.16.
When submitting Web
pages to the System Web Publisher, School Web Publisher, or designee for
placement on the Dublin City School System’s Web servers, the Web page developer
shall also submit, when necessary, properly signed permission forms, including
but not limited to:
·
Exhibit A: Permission to Display Student
Photograph;
·
Exhibit B: Permission to Display Student
Work;
·
Exhibit C: Permission to Use a Third Party Work;
and
·
Exhibit D: Work Made for Hire
Agreement
3.4.17
Any deliberate
tampering with or intentional misuse of the Dublin City School System’s Web
site, including the technology used in the creation and maintenance of the Web
site, will be considered violations of this Technology Use policy and
implementing regulation. Violations
are subject to discipline determined by the School
Administrator.
3.4.18
Electronic
transmissions, uploading and downloading materials are all forms of
copying. As specified in this
Technology Use Policy as well as Copyright and other Intellectual Property Laws,
no unlawful copies of copyrighted materials may be knowingly reproduced,
transmitted, or stored on or using the Dublin City School System’s Web
servers.
EXHIBIT
A
Exhibit
A: permission to Display Student
Photograph
Student
Photograph Release
I hereby grant permission to the Dublin City School
System (DCSS) to use, including publicly display or perform my child’s
photograph, video, or audio clip on the DCSS Web site, individual school web
pages, or other official DCSS publications without further notice. I acknowledge DCSS right to crop, edit,
or treat the photography, video, or audio clip at its
discretion.
I also understand that once my child’s photograph,
video, or audio clip is published on a web site, it can be downloaded by any
computer user, on or off campus.
Personal information, such as a student’s full name, parent’s names,
addresses, and telephone numbers will never be published. If a student’s name is used with a
photograph, video, or audio clip, it will be in the form of a first name and
last initial. For example, student
Jane Doe may be listed as “Jane D.”
Therefore, I agree to indemnify, defend and hold
harmless the members of the Dublin City Board of Education, DCSS, its officers,
employees, agents, successors, and assignees (the “indemnified Parties”) from
and against any and all claims and liabilities resulting from this
publishing.
Permission is granted for the use requested
above.
Name of Student
Signature of Student
Date
Name of Parent or Guardian
Signature of Parent or Guardian
Date
EXHIBIT
B
Exhibit
B: Permission to Display Student
Work
Student Work
Permission Request
Name and
address of Student or Parent:
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to obtain permission to use, including
publicly display or perform your student’s material on the Dublin City School
System’s Web site.
Nature of creation:
Creator(s):
(____) A photograph of the material is
enclosed.
I wish to use this material in the following
work:
Author(s) or Creator(s):
Description of Intended Use:
I am requesting nonexclusive rights to use this material
as part of
and in all future editions and revisions thereof,
however, these may occur, in any language or medium now known or hereafter
discovered, including, but not limited to:
print, microfilm, and electronic media. I am also requesting the right to crop,
edit, or treat the material at my discretion.
Unless you object, the following credit line and
copyright notice will accompany the material:
Thank you for your prompt consideration of this
request. For your convenience, a
release form is provided below and a signed copy of this letter is enclosed for
your files.
Very truly yours,
Permission is granted for the use requested
above.
Name of Student
Signature of Student
Date
Name of Parent or Guardian
Signature of Parent or Guardian
Date
EXHIBIT
C
Exhibit
C: Permission to Use a Third Party
Work
Copyright
Permission Request
_________________, 20_______
Name and address of person or company from whom
permission is sought:
To Whom It May Concern:
I am writing to obtain permission to use the
following
material:
Nature of material:
Date of publication (if known):
Publisher (if known):
Author(s) or Creator(s):
Page numbers or other description of material:
(___) A photocopy of the material is
enclosed:
I wish to use this material in the following
work:
Author(s) or Creator(s):
Description of Intended Use:
I am requesting the right to use this material as part
of my work and in all future editions and revision thereof, however this may
occur, in any language or medium now known or hereafter discovered, including ,
but not limited to: print,
microfilm, and electronic media.
Unless you specify otherwise, the material will be
accompanied on publication by the following credit line and copyright
notice:
Other conditions, if any:
If you do not control the world rights to the requested
material, please specify here any additional source from whom permission must be
obtained:
Thank you for your prompt consideration of this
request. For your convenience, a
release from is provided below and a signed copy of this letter is enclosed for
your files.
Very truly yours,
Permission is granted for the use requested
above.
Printed name
Signature
Title