Article 8 - Miscellaneous

Please read the following carefully. Violations of the Appropriate Use Guidelines may cause a student's access privileges to be revoked for a period of time up to one school year, other disciplinary action, and/or appropriate legal action to be taken. It is expected that all students sign as having read the district AUP. Any student who utilizes the computer lab(s) or any computer equipment at the school must be aware of certain policies for use of the equipment and/or facilities. Procedures are in place for the protection of students and equipment. Students will be held accountable for...

Resources: Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 It is the belief of the Weber School District Board of Education that the use of technology for the purpose of information acquisition, retrieval, manipulation, distribution and storage is an important part of preparing children to live in the 21st century.  The Board further believes that a “technology rich” classroom can significantly enhance both the teaching and learning process.  This technology includes computer hardware, software, local and wide area networks and access to the Internet.  Due to the complex...

Please read the following carefully. Violations of the Appropriate Use Guidelines may cause an employee's access privileges to be revoked, School Board disciplinary action and/or appropriate legal action may be taken, up to and including employment termination.  Additional items that employees need to be aware of:  Staff must be aware that students have access to the Internet from all of the school systems’ computers. Teachers must use good judgment and closely supervise their students’ use of the Internet. The School System uses filtering software to help prevent student...

References: Children\u2019s Internet Protection Act [[Pub. L. No. 106-554 and 47 USC 254(h)].Utah State Uniform School CodeWeber School District Policy 8310 Appropriate Use Policy for Employees IntroductionIt is the policy of Weber School District to: (a) prevent user access over its computer network to, or transmission of, inappropriate material via Internet, electronic mail, or other forms of direct electronic communications; (b) prevent unauthorized access and other unlawful online activity; (c) prevent unauthorized online disclosure, use, or dissemination of personal...

References: National Copyright Law (Title 17, United Stated code). The Weber School District and its employees will adhere to the National Copyright Law (Title 17, United Stated code). Copies not specifically allowed by the law, by fair use criteria, by license agreement, or by the permission of the copyright holder are prohibited. Responsibility for keeping district personnel advised as to copyright and the right to make copies of media materials is placed with the office of Instructional Services. Liability for willful infringement is placed upon the person or persons not...