ayview Secondary School
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In order to protect the computer information technology resources assigned to our school by our school board from costly repairs, and to ensure that these resources are available for our students and staff, a computer use policy has been implemented.

Each of the following policies is valid for all computer studies students at any computer in the school.

• Installing programs onto the network or on workstations is NOT allowed without permission of the network administrator or the principal.
  
• Sending, creating, storing or displaying inappropriate mail messages, documents, or graphics is NOT allowed on any school computer. This includes material that is violent, racist, degrading to men or women, designed to inflict harm to another person, etc.
  
• No food, drink, snacks or gum is to be taken into or consumed in any room with a computer. Water bottles with spill-proof tops are allowed at desks only.
  
• No programs on the computer network are to be copied without the written permission of the school network administrator or principal.
  
• You are NOT allowed to exceed your user storage space maximum. For this reason, clean out old or unwanted files regularly.
  
• It is your responsibility to maintain the security of your password and you may be held responsible for anyone who uses your user i.d. for inappropriate activities. You should change your password every 14 days. Do not use a password that is easy to guess e.g. your birthday.
  
• Students are allowed to save files in their own user space only (drive g:). These files are monitored regularly for inappropriate material.
  
• Copyright material may not be stored on school computers without permission of the copyright holder. This includes MP3 files and games.
  
• Students may NOT attempt to make any physical changes to their computers, and are responsible for any physical damage to their assigned work space and computer.
  
• Students who waste or use excessive quantities of computer paper maybe charged for the paper (25 cents/page). This encourages the responsible use of the school printing resources. You are encouraged to read your document carefully from the screen before printing to prevent waste. The classroom printers are not to be used for work from other classes.
  
• Inappropriate use of the Internet will NOT be tolerated.

Consequences:

Your teacher may recommend to the school administration one or more consequences from the following:

• loss of computer privileges for a minimum of 3 days. This means all computer based assignments must be done by hand or at home using personal computer resources.
  
• detention time
  
• detention assignment
  
• referral to school administration for suspension or other consequences
  
• referral to police or appropriate authorities
  
• removal from class for a set period of time
  
• contacting parents/guardian
  
• loss of privilege to teacher’s extra time
  
• loss of right to submit current assignment