Wauseon Exempted Village School District Acceptable Use Policy Purpose and Need Effective performance of computer and telecommunications networks, whether local or global, relies upon end users adhering to established standards of proper conduct. The following guidelines define the responsibilities of Wauseon Exempted Village School employees and students using network and Internet resources provided by public funds. In general, this requires efficient, ethical, and legal utilization of network resources. If a user violates any of these provisions, his or her access to the school division telecomputing resources will be denied and disciplinary action will be taken. This resource, as with any other public resource, demands those entrusted with the privilege of its use be accountable. USE OF THE WAUSEON EXEMPTED VILLAGE SCHOOLS NETWORK RESOURCES IS A PRIVILEGE NOT A RIGHT. Acceptable Use Policy All users of school division provided Internet services, including electronic mail, must comply with the following standards of acceptable use: 1. Use of network resources must support educational objectives and be consistent with the mission of the Wauseon Exempted Village Schools. 2. Users must abide by the copyright law, contract, and other local, state, and federal laws, school board policies and regulations, as well as school-based guidelines. 3. Use of network resources for commercial use or profit is prohibited. 4. Use of network resources for personal use is prohibited. 5. Internet accounts are to be accessed only by the authorized owner of the account. Confidentiality of passwords and user accounts must be protected. Individual users can be held accountable for use of their account by others. 6. Intentional use of Internet resources to access or process obscene material, inappropriate text or graphic files, or files dangerous to the integrity of the network is prohibited. This would include, but is not limited to, electronic mail. 7. Users must abide by generally accepted network etiquette. 8. Users must abide by the acceptable use policy of any accessed network. 9. Teachers sponsoring student use of telecomputing shall review with students the acceptable use policy and maintain supervision of students using the network. 10. Users will not post any personal contact information about themselves or any other person. This would include, but is not limited to, telephone number, address, school address, etc. 11. Any inappropriate or objectionable material on the network will be immediately reported to a teacher or other staff member. 12. Users will not post false or defamatory information about any other person or organization.

Employee Account Agreement Name Position School or Department I have read the District Acceptable Use Policy. I agree to follow the rules contained in this Policy. I understand that if I violate the rules, I may face disciplinary action in accord with Board Policy and/or the collective bargaining agreement. I hereby release the district, its personnel, and any institutions with which it is affiliated, from any and all claims and damages of any nature arising from my use of, or inability to use, the District system, including, but not limited to claims that may arise from the unauthorized use of the system to purchase products or services. Signature

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