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ACCEPTABLE USE OF ELECTRONIC INFORMATION RESOURCES AGREEMENT
For the 2007-08 School Year

The Wheatland Union High School District believes in the educational value of technology and recognizes its importance for supporting curriculum, instruction and management. The district's telephone system, voicemail, computer networks and Internet connections (henceforth referred to as "WHSnet") have been developed as tools to promote educational excellence, innovation and communication for students, staff and district volunteers. Due to its open nature, there is information available via WHSnet that is inappropriate for use in a school environment. It is the district's intent to protect students, staff and volunteers from inappropriate information by:

meeting or exceeding all state and federal content filtering guidelines;

requiring adult supervision and monitoring of student Internet use;

directing each user to accept personal responsibility for managing the resources appropriately.

The following BASIC TERMS OF USE provisions specify the expectations for all users of WHSnet. No user is authorized to access any portion of WHSnet until all required persons sign the Acceptable Use of Electronic Information Resources Agreement. Inappropriate use may result in the cancellation of the user's privileges, disciplinary action and/or legal action.

Personal Responsibility: I accept personal responsibility for my use of WHSnet. I understand that all school and district rules of conduct apply when I am utilizing WHSnet. I also accept personal responsibility for reporting any misuse of WHSnet to an appropriate district staff member. I understand that no technology is perfect and I will not hold the district or district personnel responsible for the failure of any technology protection measure.

Acceptable Use: I understand my use of WHSnet is to be limited to educational activities, research, communication, and it will support the educational goals and objectives of the Wheatland Union High School District. In addition, I will follow these guidelines:

1. I will not transmit any material in violation of the law, including copyrighted, threatening or obscene material.
2. I will not use WHSnet for personal or financial gain, advertising, or political activities.
3. I will not use another person's account or password, nor allow another person to use mine.
4. I will not interfere with or bypass the security or filtering systems used to protect WHSnet.
5. I will not send chain letters, annoying or unnecessary messages. Nor will I send unnecessary messages to a large number of people.
6. I will be polite by never sending or encouraging others to send abusive messages.
7. I will use appropriate language by never swearing or using suggestive, threatening, obscene or other offensive language.

Network Behavior and Privacy: I understand and will follow the generally accepted rules of WHSnet behavior:

1. Privacy: never reveal any person's home address, phone number or other important personal information. Never ask for personal information from another person.
2. Disruptions: do not use the district network in any way that would disrupt others.
3. Harassment: never transmit any material to harass another person or organization.
4. E-mail: all equipment and the data contained within said equipment are district property. E-mail is not guaranteed to be private. Sending or receiving encrypted or encoded messages is strictly forbidden.
5. Abusive or threatening messages may be turned over to law enforcement.

You MUST return the signature page (to download a copy now, click here) to the administrative office at Wheatland Union High School District if you want to have access to electronic information resources while at school.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this agreement, please contact Mick Shatswell, Director of Technology, by telephone at (530) 633-3100 x123 or via e-mail at mshatswellwheatlandhigh.org.