Pelham City Schools
CIPA: Internet Policy
Introduction:
This policy has been adopted continuously to provide students and teachers with
guidelines for use of the Internet.
Use of the Internet must be in support of education and research and consistent
with the educational objectives of the School system. The Internet is currently
being filtered through a N2H2/Smart Filtering product and a Sonic Wall filtering
device.
Internet Safety:
The Superintendent shall, with respect to any computers belonging to the
Pelham City School system and having access to the Intemet:
~insure that a qualifying “technology protection measure,” as that term is defined
in section 1703 (b)(1) of the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000, is installed
and in continuous operation; and
—institute, maintain, and enforce procedures or guidelines which provide for
monitoring the online activities of users and the use of the chosen technology
protection measure to prevent access to visual depictions that are (i) obscene, (ii)
Child pornography, or (ii) “harmful to minors,” as that term is defined in section
1721 (c) of the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000.
~The Superintendent shall, with respect to access to the Internet by or through
computers, networks or other devices belonging to the Pelham City Schoo!
system, institute, maintain and enforce procedures or guidelines which:
1.provide for monitoring the online activities of users to limit, to the extent
practicable, access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet and the
World Wide Web;
2.are designed to promote the safety and security of minors when using
electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications;
3.are designed to prevent unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,”
and other unauthorized activities by minors online;
4.are designed to prevent the unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of
Personal identification information regarding minors; and
5. are designed to restrict minors’ access to materials “harmful to minors,” as that
term is defined in section 1721( c) of the Children’s Internet Protection Act of
2000,
-Pelham City School Policy on internet Access: Internet users are expected
to use the Intemet as an educational resource. The following procedures andguidelines are used to help ensure appropriate use of the Internet at Pelham City
School
*Student Expectations in Use of the Internet:
A. Students shall not access material that is obscene, pornographic, child
Pornography, "harmful to minors", or otherwise inappropriate for educational
uses.
B. Students shall not use school resources to engage in “hacking” or attempts to
otherwise compromise system security.
C. Students shall not engage in any illegal activities on the Internet.
D. Students shall only use electronic mail, and other forms of electronic
communications for school-related purposes.
E. Students shall not disclose personal information, such as name, school,
address, and telephone number outside of the school network.
F. Students shall not download files and/or programs from the Internet.
“Any violation of school policy and rules may result in loss of schookprovided
access to the Internet. Additional disciplinary action may be determined in
keeping with existing procedures and practices regarding inappropriate language
or behavior. When and where applicable, law enforcement agencies may be
involved.
+Staff Expectations in Use of the Internet:
~Staff shall not access material that is obscene or is pornography of any sort.
~Staff shall only use electronic mail, and other forms of electronic.
‘communications for school-related purposes.
—Staff shall not download files and/or programs from the Internet.
~Any violation of school policy may result in loss of school-provided access to the
Internet. Additional disciplinary action may be determined in keeping with
existing procedures and practices. When and where applicable, law
enforcement agencies may be involved,
+Enforcement of policy
A. Pelham City School uses a technology protection measure. This protection
measure blocks or filter access to some Internet sites that are not in
accordance with the policy of Pelham City School
B. Pelham City School's staff will monitor students’ use of the Internet, through
either direct supervision, or by monitoring internet use history, to ensure
enforcement of the policy.
C. Pelham City School's students cannot access the Internet without direct,
supervision of Pelham City School's staff.