Acceptable and Unacceptable Uses. A. It is acceptable for the MASD telecommunication systems, including the Intranet and Internet, to be used for educational purposes. B. MASD telecommunications systems are of great importance and require the cooperation and diligence of all users. It is acceptable and expected that any user who identifies a security problem must notify the site administrator (principal or director) who must then notify the Superintendent's designee. The user shall not demonstrate the problem to others. Any user who attempts or causes a breach of the system security shall have his/her privileges revoked and may be subject to any additional disciplinary and/or legal action. C. It is unacceptable to use MASD telecommunications to: 1. post or repost private, personally identifiable information about another person without permission (including, but not limited to, home address, telephone numbers, identification numbers, account numbers, access codes or passwords, photographs, height, weight); 2. send threatening or harassing messages; 3. make or transmit false, defamatory, or libelous statements about another person, group, or organization; 4. access or share pornographic, sexually explicit, obscene, or otherwise harmful or inappropriate materials; 5. gain or attempt to gain unauthorized access to MASD telecommunication systems; 6. interfere with the daily operation of MASD telecommunication systems, including knowingly placing computer malware on or within any telecommunication system; 7. access or attempt to access another person's account or files without prior implied or direct consent of that person; 8. intercept communications intended for another person without prior authorization; 9. engage in any commercial or fundraising purpose without authorization from the appropriate school district official; 10. further any political or religious purpose; 11. engage in any illegal act or violate any local, state, or federal statute or law; 12. download, upload, or distribute any files, software, or other material in violation of fair-use and copyright laws or intellectual property laws; 13. violate software usage or licensing agreements; 14. offer or provide goods or services or for product advertisement or to purchase goods or services for personal use. 15. maintain MASD application passwords that are less than eight (8) characters long with at least one (1) alphabetic and at least one (1) numeric character. 16. use electronic mail for confidential matters or privileged communications unless measures are taken to ensure confidentiality D. If a user inadvertently accesses unacceptable materials or an unacceptable Internet site, the user shall immediately disclose the inadvertent access to an appropriate school official. This disclosure may serve as a defense against an allegation that the user has intentionally violated this agreement. A user may also, in certain rare instances, access otherwise unacceptable materials if necessary to complete an assignment and if done with prior approval of, and with appropriate guidance from, the appropriate teacher. E. Only district provided Internet access should be used for utilizing the Internet within the district. Alternative methods of Internet access can only be used with prior approval from the Department of Technology. F. Technology protection measures will be reviewed annually to address emerging issues that may not currently be addressed.
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