PVUSD ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY
COMPUTER, TELECOMMUNICATION & NETWORK RESOURCES
GeneralThe following guidelines and policies apply to:
1. Students who use computers belonging to the Paradise Valley Unified School
District.
2. Students who access network resources available through the Paradise Valley
Unified School District.
Network access, including the Internet, is available to students. Our goal
in providing this service is to promote instruction and learning. The district
has taken technical and organizational precautions to restrict access to controversial
materials; however, on a shared network it is impossible to control all controversial
materials. The district believes the valuable information and interaction
available on our network and the Internet far outweigh the possibility that
users may experience material inconsistent with the educational goals of the
district.
Guidelines for acceptable use
• Only devices (computers, telephones, PDAs, drivers, etc.) owned by
PVUSD may be connected to the PVUSD network.
• Computers, telecommunications and network resources are to be used
for educational purposes only.
• Students shall not purposely submit, publish, display or retrieve
any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, threatening, sexually
oriented, racially offensive or illegal material.
• Students shall abide by all copyright and trademark laws and regulations.
• Students shall not reveal personally identifiable data unless authorized
to do so by designated school authorities.
• Students shall not reveal their personal logins/passwords or attempt
to discover the logins/passwords of others.
• Students shall not use the network in any way that would disrupt
the use of the network by others.
• Students shall not attempt to harm hardware, software or
data, nor interfere with the security of any computer, telecommunication or
network resource
Privileges and ResponsibilitiesThe use of Paradise Valley Unified School District
computer, telecommunication and network resources is a privilege, not a right,
and may be revoked at any time. Violations of this privilege may result
in disciplinary action under the guidelines and through the authority of the
Governing Board and its policies.