Swartz Creek Community Schools

Computer Technology and Network Policy Summary

Click here to read the entire Computer Technology and Network Policy(taken from the Swartz Creek Schools Handbook) 

Prior to using the school network and internet, all students and parents must sign an agreement which defines the conditions under which the student may participate.  This form is available at the above link or in the student handbook.

Swartz Creek Community Schools has acceptable use procedures. Swartz Creek Community Schools provides a wide range of computer and technological resources to its students and staff for the purpose of advancing the educational mission of the District.  The District Internet access is filtered by the GEN Net content filtering system. This filter meets all the standards of the Children’s Internet Protection Act.  The use of District technology is a privilege, which can be revoked at any time by the District.

Students are expected to use “Network Etiquette” when using the internet and technology equipment. 

•    Students should not reveal personally identifiable information online such as their home address, phone number, or last name.
•    Students are expected to be polite, not send abusive messages to others, and use appropriate language.
•   All Internet use of any type must be school or work-related.

Access to Potentially Objectionable Content

• Users are advised that some systems may contain defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material.
• Swartz Creek Community Schools and system administrators do not condone the use of such materials.
• Users and parents of students accessing the system should be aware of the existence of such materials and are responsible for monitoring usage of the system.
• Despite the precautions that Swartz Creek Community Schools may take to prevent access to potentially objectionable content, Swartz Creek Community Schools does not guarantee that it will control user access to such materials, or that users will not have access to such materials while using Swartz Creek Community Schools’ technological resources. The school district will make every effort to prevent such access or exposure through the use of filtering software.

Web Pages and Blogs

• Any web pages that may be constructed by students or staff of Swartz CreekCommunity Schools that are published through or accessed from a server belonging to the District must meet the following guidelines: A web page cannot contain:

•   Abusive, obscene, or inappropriate language, messages or pictures;
•  Personal information about students including full name, address, e-mail address, phone number, pictures in which individuals are clearly identified (unless permission is obtained from the parent/guardian in writing);
•  Material that is in violation of copyright laws; and links to sites that are social (for example, chat rooms), controversial, or inappropriate for schools.