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Instruction

Telecommunications/Internet-Acceptable Use

The Griswold Public School district believes in the educational value of communications, the Internet, and electronic information services, and recognizes their potential to support its educational program, the curriculum and student learning.  Resource sharing, communications, and innovation capabilities for both students and teachers have been increased with access to telecommunications and to the Internet.  The district will make every effort to protect students and teachers from any misuses of abuses as a result of experience with electronic information service.  It is therefore imperative that members of the school community conduct themselves in a responsible, decent, ethical, and polite manner while using any network.  Further, they must abide by all local, state, and federal laws.

Internet access is available to students and teachers in the Griswold School District.  The Board of Education is pleased to bring this access to Griswold and believes the Internet offers vast, diverse, and unique resources to both students and teachers.  Our goal in providing this service to teachers and students is to promote educational excellence in schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.

With access to computers and people all over the world also comes the availability of material that may not be considered to be of educational value in the context of the school setting.  The Griswold School District has taken precautions to restrict access to controversial materials.  However, on a global network it is impossible to control all materials and an industrious user may discover controversial information.  We firmly believe that the valuable information and interaction available on this worldwide network far outweighs the possibility that users may procure material that is not consistent with the educational goals of the district.

The Griswold School District makes no warranties of any kind, whether expressed or implied, for the service it is providing.  This district will not be responsible for any damages such as loss of data resulting from delays, non-deliveries, or service interruptions caused by negligence, errors or omissions.  The district specifically denies any responsibility for the accuracy or quality of information obtained from the Internet.

Legal Reference:  Connecticut General Statutes

1-19(b)(11) Access to public records. Exempt records.

10-15b Access of parent or guardians to student's records.

10-209 Records not to be public.

11-8a Retention, destruction and transfer of documents

11-8b Transfer or disposal of public records.  State Library Board to adopt regulations.

46b-56 (e) Access to Records of Minors.

53a-182b Harassment in the first degree: Class D felony. (as amended by PA 95-143)

Connecticut Public Records Administration Schedule V -Disposition of Education Records (Revised 1983).

18 USC § 25 10-2522 Electronic Communication Privacy Act

20 U.S.C. Section 6777, No Child Left Behind Act

20 U.S.C. 254 Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000

47 U.S.C. Children’s Online Protection Act of 1998

Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (section 438 of the General Education Provisions Act, as amended, added by section 513 of P.L. 93-568, codified at 20 U.S.C.1232g.).

Dept. of Educ. 34 C.F.R. Part 99 (May 9, 1980 45 FR 30802) regs. implementing FERPA enacted as part of 438 of General Educ. provisions act (20 U.S.C. 1232g)-parent and student privacy and other rights with respect to educational records, as amended 11/21/96.

Public Law 94-553, The Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. 101 et.seq.

Policy adopted:  October 9, 2018

GRISWOLD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Griswold, Connecticut