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Computer and Internet Access Policy (Years 12 & 13)
The computer system is owned by the school and is made available to students to
support learning. The school’s Computer and Internet Access Policy has been
drawn up to ensure effective use of the school’s resources and to protect all
parties – the pupils, the staff and the school.
The school reserves the right to examine or delete any files that may be held on
its computer system or to monitor any Internet sites visited.
All students at this school are required to read and agree to follow these
guidelines.
All computer and Internet activity should be for school related work only.
You should not install any applications or remove or re-configure any preinstalled
software on a school computer without prior consultation with a
member of the ICT Staff.
You should not disconnect or relocate any computer hardware without prior
consultation with a member of ICT Staff.
Faulty equipment or malfunctioning software should be reported to the ICT
Department as soon as possible.
Disks/portable storage devices used in school computers should always be
virus checked before use.
Access to the school computer system should only be made via the authorised
account and password, which should not be made available to any other
person.
Activity that threatens the integrity of the school ICT systems, or activity that
attacks or corrupts other systems, is forbidden.
Use of web-based email (such as Hotmail, Yahoo) is not allowed unless it is
for school work and approval has been given by a member of staff.
Use of Internet ‘chat’ facilities is not allowed as is the posting of anonymous
messages and forwarding chain letters.
You should not open any file or attachment which is suspicious, unexpected
or of an unknown nature.
You must not make use of the school ICT facilities to upload or download any
material, which is likely to be unsuitable for children or schools. This applies
to any material of a violent, dangerous, racist, or pornographic nature or
which is likely to be offensive in any way to any member of our school
community.
No student should publish on the web or send by email the name, address,
telephone/fax number or photograph of any pupil/student.
Copyright of materials must be respected.
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