HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT COMPUTER & INTERNET USE POLICY

It is the intent of Toronto Waldorf School High School to provide electronic educational resources and services, including access to the Internet, to all students and staff. These procedures will ensure that network security and integrity are maintained and that all users understand the responsibility that accompanies the privilege of its use. Contravening this policy may result in penalties ranging from discontinuation of use to criminal prosecution. At times, the student will be accessing our computer network and Internet services with minimal supervision by teachers and staff. Each user has a personal responsibility to adhere to the intent, spirit, and rules as set out in this policy. The policy is designed to allow the users to explore and use our school computer lab network and the Internet without adversely affecting other people. This policy protects each user’s right to privacy, confidentiality, and freedom of expression.

It is the clear intention that all use of the Internet and the computer lab resources are for educational use only and that the school computer lab is intended to be a quiet research/study area. Please scroll down for information on TWS student email accounts.

Specific Rules of Conduct

Students must always have a supervising faculty member present to use the Computer Lab.
All use of the Internet and the school’s computer network must be in support of research or consistent with the educational purposes of TWS. Frivolous use of the network is not permitted. Access to sites such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitter or other social networking, instant messaging, music download or chat sites has been blocked on all school networked computers.
The user shall not interfere with the functioning of TWS’s network, or any other network.
The user will not attempt to gain unauthorized access to or cause a disruption in service to any computer system.
The user will not maliciously use the school’s computer network to develop programs that harass others or infiltrate a computer system and/or cause damage.
The user will not intentionally seek information about, browse or obtain copies or modify files, passwords or data belonging to other people.
The user will not attempt to find or exploit any gaps in system security on the TWS network or any other system. If the user notices any security weaknesses or suspects anyone of tampering with system security, they must notify the High School Chair or Office Manager immediately.
The user is responsible for the content of messages sent from their own email accounts on a school computer. There is no such thing as “private” email: write all email as if it could be read by the entire world.
The user shall not use the school computers to access, create or distribute any material which is obscene, pornographic, harassing, bullying, racist, inflammatory, malicious, fraudulent, or libelous. The teachers and/or the school’s administration and/or the access provider are the arbiters in the determination of what materials or activity may fall into these categories.
The user shall respect the intellectual and property rights and laws, including copyright, of others. The user is responsible for assessing whether the file has copyright on it and must be able to properly reference any materials to be used in student work. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
The user will not download any executable, MP3, audio, or video files from the Internet, without the expressed permission of the High School Chair or a HS Faculty member that teaches in the computer lab.
Using unlicensed or unauthorized copies of computer software is prohibited.
The user will not use the school’s computers for product advertisement, personal or private business, commercial or for-profit purposes.
The user shall not use school computers to impersonate any other person or entity.

Personal Safety (restrictions for students only)

Users will not post personal contact information about themselves or other people. Personal contact information includes addresses, telephone numbers, and other such personal information.
Users will not agree to meet with someone they have met online without their parent’s approval and participation.
Users will promptly disclose to their teacher or other school employees any message they receive that is inappropriate or makes them feel uncomfortable.

Student Email Accounts & Student Portal

All high school students at TWS are issued a TWS student email account, which they are expected to use for all school communication purposes. In the case of a school closure and mandated online learning, all class communications from the teachers will be sent to the student’s TWS email.

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