Policy 2022
ELECTRONIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (K-20 NETWORK)
The Manson School District recognizes that the district is connected to a statewide communications system (the K-20 Network) which provides Internet access and interactive video conferencing. This network allows unprecedented opportunities for students, staff and the educational community to communicate, learn, access and publish information. The Manson School District believes that the resources available through this network and the skills that students will develop in using it are of significant value in the learning process and student success in the future. These new opportunities also pose many new challenges including, but not limited to, access for all students, age-level appropriateness of material, conservation of resources, security/privacy/confidentiality, and cost of maintaining the system. The district will endeavor to
ensure that these concerns are appropriately addressed, but cannot insure that problems will not arise.
By connecting to this network, the Manson School District intends only to provide a means for educational activities and does not intend to create a first amendment forum for free expression purposes. The district dedicates the property comprising the network, and grants access to it by users, only for the educational activities authorized under this policy and procedures and under the specific limitations contained therein.
The Superintendent will provide training and procedures that encourage the widest possible access to the K-20 network by students, staff and the educational community, while establishing reasonable controls for the lawful, efficient and appropriate use and management of the system.
Cross References: Board Policy 2020 Curriculum Development and Adoption of Instructional Materials
Board Policy 2025 Copyright Compliance
Board Policy 3241 Classroom Management, Corrective Actions or Punishment
Board Policy 4400 Election Activities
Board Policy 5281 Disciplinary Action and Discharge
Legal Reference: 18 USC §§ 2510-2522 Electronic Communication Privacy Act
Management Resources: Policy News, August 1998 Permission required to review e-mail
Adoption Date: 02-30-06
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