ENROLLING IN ANY TECHNOLOGY CLASSES OR OTHER CLASSES THAT ALLOW STUDENTS ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC DEVICES IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT YOUR STUDENT WILL FOLLOW THE BELOW RULES AND REGULATIONS.
SPEF recognizes the educational value of using electronic information services for communication and information access and encourages the use of such resources to enhance learning. However, due to the cost and sensitivity of computer equipment and given the unregulated nature of material found on the Internet, the rules for usage must be understood by all SPEF Summer School users, employees and students.
Rules and Regulations:
1. The user, in whose name an electronic information services account is issued, is responsible for its proper use at all times. The user shall keep personal account numbers, home addresses, and telephone numbers private. The user shall use the electronic services only under her/his account name.
2. The District’s electronic services shall be used in support of education, business, and research and/or within the educational professional roles and responsibilities of the District.
3. The user shall not use the District’s electronic information services to encourage the use of drugs, alcohol or tobacco, nor shall she/he promote unethical practices or any activity prohibited by law or District policy.
4. The user shall not transmit, download, communicate, or store material that is threatening, obscene, disruptive or sexually explicit, or that could be construed as harassing or disparaging to others based on their race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion or political beliefs.
5. Copyrighted materials may not be placed onto the system without the author’s permission and the permission of the system administrator. In addition, no computer programs shall be uploaded to or downloaded from District computers without permission from the District.
6. All communications and computing equipment are the property of the District. As a result, users are not allowed to alter the configurations of individual computing devices without prior permission from the District.
7. Vandalism (including alteration of individual machine configurations) will result in cancellation of the user’s privileges. Vandalism includes creating or distributing malware or maliciously attempting to harm District equipment, District materials or another user’s data.
8. The user shall not attempt to interfere with other users’ ability to send or receive electronic mail, nor shall she/he attempt to read, delete, copy, modify, or forge other users’ email or files.
9. The user is expected to keep messages brief and use appropriate language.
10. In accordance with legal requirements, SPEF and the District reserves the right to gain access to all information stored in District computers, or accessed, used, or retrieved by any user and, where appropriate, disclose and disseminate such information.
11. Violation of these rules and regulations may result in the loss of user privileges or other disciplinary action including possible student suspension/expulsion or employee termination. There are no refunds for SPEF Summer School for violation of these rules.
