General Computing Policy
Once users sign the Carthage R-9 Computer Network Usage Agreement, they will receive a user ID to access the network and computer systems on that network and are solely responsible for all actions taken while using that user ID. Therefore:
Once users sign the Carthage R-9 Computer Network Usage Agreement, they will receive a user ID to access the network and computer systems on that network and are solely responsible for all actions taken while using that user ID. Therefore:
- Sharing your user ID with any other person is prohibited. In the event that you do share your user ID with another person, you will be solely responsible for the actions of that other person.
- Deletion, examination, copying, or modification (changing) of files/or data belonging to other users without their prior consent is prohibited.
- Use of the facilities (computers) and/or services for commercial (business) purposes is prohibited.
- Any unauthorized or deliberate action that damages or disrupts a computing system, alters its normal performance, or causes it to malfunction is a violation regardless of system location or time duration.
- Carthage R-9 reserves the right to any material stored in files on the network and will edit or remove any materials that the staff believes may be objectionable. This includes files or messages that are profane, obscene, or that use language that offends or tends to degrade others.
- Users of the Network will not purposely obtain, create, view, download or otherwise gain access to objectionable materials.
- Students are prohibited from downloading program files without permission. Saving images, music and sound files is allowed only for class assignments and the files must be deleted upon completion of the assignment.
- Web Pages created on other servers that contain objectionable materials will be blocked on all school Internet.
- Student web pages created outside of school and posted on web sites not belonging to the school are not the responsibility of the district.
