Students are responsible for good behavior on school computer networks just as they are in a classroom or a school hallway. Communications on the network are often public in nature. General school and district rules for behavior and communications apply.
The network is provided for students to conduct research. Individual users of the district computer networks are responsible for their behavior and communications over those networks. Users will comply with the standards established by the district. Also, the district has purchased software for Internet content filtering. This allows students to explore the Internet in relative safety.
Network storage areas may be treated like school lockers. The technology director and network administrator may review files and communications to maintain system integrity and insure that users are using the system responsibly. Users should have no expectations of privacy in their electronic files stored on Enid Public School District computers.
Enid Public Schools intends to provide access to the Internet as a tool for educational activities. During school, teachers of younger students will guide them toward appropriate materials. Outside of school, families bear the same responsibility for such guidance as they exercise with other information sources such as television, telephones, radio and movies. Students using the district network are not permitted to do the following:
- Access offensive messages or pictures.
- Use obscene or defamatory language.
- Harass, insult, defame or attack others.
- Damage computers, altering computer systems or computer networks.
