INTERNET USE

Access to the Internet at EHS and the receipt of a K12.access, e-mail account is a PRIVILEGE, not a RIGHT. Access is given to any Elkins High student with a student identification number, or employee. Each user, as well as a minor's parents or guardian, voluntarily agrees to release, hold harmless, defend and indemnify, Elkins High School, its principal, teachers and staff and agents, for and against all claims, actions, charges, losses or damages which arise out of the user's use of the Internet from Elkins High School, including but not limited to negligence, personal injury, wrongful death, property loss or damage, delays, no-deliveries, mis-deliveries of data, or service interruptions. Each user acknowledges that the information available from other websites may not be accurate. Use of any of the information obtained via the Internet is at the user's own risk. Elkins High School makes no warranty of any kind, either express or implied, regarding the quality, accuracy or validity of the data on the Internet.

Elkins High School Acceptable Use Policy

• •Students will use school-provided Internet access with direct teacher permission and supervision.
• •Students will not post personal information, such as pictures, addresses, telephone number, parents' names, and home or work addresses/telephone numbers will not be published by the students or school.
• •Students who receive information or messages that make them uncomfortable will immediately report the occurrence to the supervising teacher.
• •Students will never agree to meet with someone they encounter online without prior permission of their parents/guardians.
• •Students will follow the schools established rules for going online.
• •Students will not attempt to access private or personal materials, information, or files of others. Students may view published web pages and cite information obtained from them appropriately.
• •Students will not vandalize, damage, or disable the work of another individual or organization.
• •Students will not access, manipulate, alter or attempt to damage, disable or destroy technology or computer files.
• •Students can copy only material for which they have permission.
• •Students will not access, create or distribute harassing, pornographic, obscene, racist, sexually explicit, or threatening material, imagery or language.
• •Students will not use school provided Internet access for illegal purposes or for non-approved commercial purposes.
• •Students will use only K-12 access accounts for e-mail. No e-mail accounts, such as Hotmail, Yahoo Mail, or other commercially sponsored e-mail may be used.

Consequences of Unacceptable Use

Violations of the school use policies will result in a loss of access to electronic resources for the remainder of the student's career in Elkins High School and Randolph County Schools. Such loss may result in the inability of the student to successfully complete the curriculum learning outcomes and IGO's.

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