STUDENT TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTABLE USE AND SAFETY AGREEMENT

To access and use Educational Service Center – Alternate Learning Center (ALC) Information and Technology Resources (as defined in Bylaw 0100) (collectively, “IT Resources”), including a school-assigned email account and/or the Internet at school, students under the age of eighteen (18) must obtain parent/guardian permission and sign and return this form. Students eighteen (18) and over may sign their own forms.

Use of Center-ALC IT Resources is a privilege, not a right.	The Governing Board’s IT Resources, including its computer network, Internet connection, and online educational apps/services, are provided for educational purposes only. Unauthorized and inappropriate use will result in loss of this privilege and/or other disciplinary action. Students who sign this Agreement are affirming that they will not use Center-ALC IT Resources for illegal, unethical, or harassing purposes or to access online content that may be considered obscene, pornographic, or unsuitable for children.

The Board has implemented technology protection measures that protect against (e.g., block/filter) Internet access to visual displays/depictions/materials that are obscene, constitute child pornography, or are harmful to minors. The Board also monitors online activity of students in an effort to restrict access to child pornography and other material that is obscene, objectionable, inappropriate, and/or harmful to minors. Nevertheless, parents/guardians are advised that determined users may be able to gain access to information, communication, and/or services on the Internet that the Board has not authorized for educational purposes and/or that they and/or their parents/guardians may find inappropriate, offensive, objectionable or controversial. Students using Center-ALC IT Resources are personally responsible and liable, both civilly and criminally, for unauthorized or inappropriate use of such resources.

The Board has the right, at any time, to access, monitor, review, and inspect any directories, files, and/or messages received by, residing on, or sent using Center-ALC IT Resources. Messages relating to or in support of illegal activities will be reported to the appropriate authorities. Individual users have no expectation of privacy related to their use of Center-ALC IT Resources.

Please complete the following information:

Student User's Full Name (please print): _________________________________________________

School: Alternate Learning Center (ALC)	Grade: ____________

Parent/Guardian's Name: _____________________________________________________________

Parent/Guardian

As the parent/guardian of this student, I have read Policy and Administrative Guideline 7540.03 -Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety, and discussed them with my child. I understand that student access to the Internet is designed for educational purposes and that the Board has taken available precautions to restrict and/or control student access to material on the Internet that is obscene, objectionable, inappropriate, and/or harmful to minors.	However, I recognize that it is impossible for the Board to restrict access to all objectionable and/or controversial materials that may be found on the Internet. I will not hold the Board (or any of its members, officers, employees, or administrators) responsible for content my child may come in contact with while on the Internet. Additionally, I accept responsibility for communicating to my child the standards (i.e., family values) I

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want them to follow when using the Internet, including how they should go about selecting, sharing, and exploring information and resources on the Internet. I further understand that individuals and families may be liable for violations of the Policy and Guidelines.

[ ] If my child, as part of a class assignment, designs and/or develops a website, web page, or app/service that is hosted on Board-owned or Center-affiliated servers, I agree the Board shall be entitled to retain proprietary rights in the website, web page, or app/service such that the Board shall have a license in perpetuity to use the website, web page, or app/service without any compensation or remuneration to me or my child.

Please initial each that applies:

___	I give permission for the Board to issue an email account to my child.

___	I give permission for my child's image (photograph) to be published online, provided only their first name is used.

___	 I give permission for the Board to transmit "live" images of my child (as part of a group) over the Internet via a web cam.

___	I authorize and license the Board to post my child's class work on the Internet without infringing upon any copyright my child may own with respect to such class work. I understand only my child's first name will accompany such class work.

Parent/Guardian's Signature: _______________________________________ Date: ______________

Student

I have read and agree to abide by Policy and Administrative Guideline 7540.03 - Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety. I understand that any violation of the terms and conditions set forth in the Policy and Guidelines may result in disciplinary action and/or referral to law enforcement. As a user of Center-ALC IT Resources, I agree to communicate over the Internet and through the IT Resources in an appropriate manner, honoring all relevant laws, restrictions, and guidelines.

Students who are eighteen (18) years of age or older need to initial the following:

___	 If, as part of a class assignment, I design and/or develop a website, web page, or app/service that is hosted on Board-owned or Center-affiliated servers, I agree the Board shall be entitled to retain proprietary rights in the website, web page, or app/service such that the Board shall have a license in perpetuity to use the website, web page, or app/service without any compensation or renumeration to me.

Student's Signature: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________

Teachers and building directors are responsible for determining what is unauthorized or inappropriate use. The building director may deny, revoke, or suspend access to and use of the Center-ALC IT Resources to individuals who violate the Board's Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety Policy and related Guidelines, and take such other disciplinary action as is appropriate pursuant to the Student Code of Conduct.

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