STUDENT RESPONSIBLE USE POLICIES
• Seniors may lose either of these off-campus privileges if they:
• Have a grade below 70 after the first 3 weeks of a grading period;
• Have a missing grade on a major assignment( project, test, paper);
• Do not sign in if coming in late to second period after having Senior Option first period;
• Miss a class, chapel, advisory, or lunch that is immediately before or after Senior Option; or
• Do not return to school after leaving campus for Senior Option.
STUDENT RESPONSIBLE USE POLICIES
Christ Presbyterian Academy is committed to the use of technology in the academic program as a tool to expand learning opportunities and conduct academic research consistent with the educational goals of the Academy. We advocate training our students in the practice of safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology. With these opportunities comes responsibility. The responsible use policy is designed to give students and families clear, concise guidelines regarding the use of technology on the CPA campus.
The underlying premise of this policy is that all members of the CPA community must uphold the values of honesty and integrity, consistent with the biblically based mission of the Academy, while complying with the laws of the United States and the State of Tennessee. While providing our students with access to extensive resources, we also have in place safeguards to protect students from pernicious or harmful materials on the Internet. However, on a global network, it is impossible to filter all inappropriate materials. We expect our students to use good judgment and to utilize technology with integrity.
Note: This responsible use policy and all rules and regulations contained herein apply to all students using any computer, laptop, electronic tablet( school-owned, school-issued, or personally owned) or mobile device on the Christ Presbyterian Academy campus. Agreement is implicit with the use of the device, even without a signature. By using the Academy network, users have agreed to this policy.
USAGE GUIDELINES
Christ Presbyterian Academy provides our students access to various digital resources, including a wide range of educational materials through computers and online services. We use content-filtering technology on all school computers and personal devices when on the CPA network to protect against unacceptable Web content. However, no Web-filtering technology is 100-percent effective. The Academy makes every effort to monitor online activity. Listed below are policies and expected behaviors that each student is to follow while using technology at Christ Presbyterian Academy.
SAFETY AND PRIVACY
• Students are not to give any personal identifying information regarding themselves or other students through email or the Internet, including full name, phone number, address, passwords, etc., except regarding themselves in the college-application process.
• Students are not to provide email addresses or other personal identifying information regarding faculty or administration or other students to anyone outside of the school without permission.
• Student pictures and / or work may not be included on a school / classroom Web page with identifying captions, unless the site is password protected, or with parental permission for use as approved by the administration in official Academy communications.
• Students may use their school email addresses to create accounts with online educational sites under the direction of a teacher.
PASSWORD PROTECTION
• Internet passwords are provided for each user’ s personal use only and are, therefore, confidential. Students may not share any passwords and must secure and maintain private passwords for network, email use, and MyCPA, as well as for access to laptops or iPads.
• If a student password has been compromised, the student will change it immediately and notify a teacher or administrator who, in turn, will notify the technology department.
NETWORK ACCESS
• The Academy does not guarantee any level of network uptime or network access availability at any given time without notice.
• Students are not to knowingly degrade or disrupt the network, online services, or equipment. This includes tampering with computer hardware or software, vandalizing data, invoking computer viruses, or attempting to gain access to restricted or unauthorized network services, including servers or network information that is not open to the public.
• The utilization of proxy-avoidance IP addresses, websites, or programs is prohibited.
• Any commercial use is prohibited. Students may not use the school network for commercial or private business reasons.
• The Academy is not responsible for damaged or lost personal data transferred through the campus network or stored on school-owned laptops, computers, or servers.
• Students accessing the Internet for academic use from any device on campus, including personal mobile phones and other devices, are required to use the Academy’ s network.
ACCESSING INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL
• The Internet is a valuable source of information for education. Network and Internet access is provided as a tool for educational purposes only. Inappropriate materials available on the Internet are strictly prohibited. These materials include items of a sexual or pornographic nature, extremist or militant materials, gambling, depictions of violence, images that are intended to be abusive or harassing, etc. Students must not access, display, or store these types of material on any school-owned or personal device.
• Christ Presbyterian Academy’ s network and systems, including any and all school-owned or personally owned computers and devices connected to them, will be monitored using network-monitoring systems and other tools available, including but not limited to content-filtering devices and firewalls. Information monitored and reported includes user-name and sites / URLs accessed, applications accessed, and network resources accessed. Certain activities or sites may simply be blocked, whereas others may generate a notification to IT and administrative staff.
• If a student accidentally accesses a website that contains obscene, pornographic, or otherwise offensive material, the student is to notify a teacher, an administrator, or a member of the technology team immediately so that the site( s) can be blocked from further access.
• The Academy has the right to monitor, inspect, copy, review, and store at any time and without prior notice any and all usage of the computer network and Internet access including transmitted and received information on any device.
SOLICITATION, CREATION, POSSESSION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL
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