WESTMINSTER ACADEMY®
COMPUTER ON-LINE
SERVICES
Student access to the Internet
from Westminster Academy® relies upon the supervision of the faculty and
as well as proper conduct and strict adherence to the rules by students, staff,
and parents. The school has installed
an Internet filter protection wall to help students avoid accessing inappropriate
sites. This system was developed
and is updated by the Christian Interactive Network.
Strict adherence to the following rules by students, staff and parents
is expected in every situation. The
signatures on this form indicate the user and parent have read the terms and
rules and agree to abide by them, in addition to abiding by the Computer Systems
Usage section in the Student Handbook
on pages EC-8-9, EL-20-21 and SEC-38.
1. The
Internet accessed from the school is to be used only in support of education
and research that has been assigned by a Westminster Academy® teacher
or is within the educational goals and philosophy of Westminster Academy®.
2. Plagiarism,
which is the copying of any material obtained through the internet or any
other copyright source, or the copying of any other person's ideas or statements
and claiming them as one’s own without clearly documenting the original
source, is at heart dishonesty and stealing. As is the case universally throughout education, plagiarism
at Westminster Academy® carries serious consequences, whether done on
the computer or copying by hand another's work.
3. The
downloading onto school computers of threatening or obscene literature and
pictures, or games of violence is not permitted and carries serious consequences
if violated.
4. Vandalism,
defined as any malicious attempt to harm or destroy data, including the uploading
of computer viruses, illegal use of administrator passwords to gain entrance
to servers, or invasion of other users' stored files, is forbidden and carries
serious consequences if violated.
5. Student
email and instant messaging is not provided for nor is it allowed from school
computers.
6. Accessing
chat rooms of any kind is not permitted.
7. Threats
to other students, staff members, or school buildings and grounds, through
chat rooms or email from computers outside of the Westminster Academy®
campus, will be immediately referred to the proper law enforcement authorities
and school discipline administered.
8. It
is the responsibility of the student to report any sites that are accidentally
or inadvertently accessed that are not appropriate so that the teacher can
have that site blocked by the school's Internet filter protection wall.
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We have read the preceding
Internet rules, understand its contents, and agree to abide by them and by
the Computer Systems Usage section in the Student Handbook, pages EC-8-9, EL-20-21 and SEC-38.
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Student Name (Printed)
Parent Name (Printed)
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Student Signature
Date
Parent Signature
Date