Policies & Guidelines

Internet Use Agreement

Principle:

Internet access is available to all students and teachers at ISP. While the internet offers a great deal of useful information and resources, it is also a diverse public medium. As such, it is important that students and school conduct themselves in a way which is compatible with the academic aims and the spirit of ISP. Our goal in providing access to the internet is to promote educational excellence by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication.

With access to the internet also comes the potential availability of educationally questionable, politically controversial, and morally inappropriate material. Although we strive to supervise Internet use, it is impossible to guarantee that users will not be exposed to, or able to obtain such materials. ISP therefore relies heavily on mature and responsible use by students and school and believes that Internet usage is a chance to teach students about responsible, ethical behaviour. These guidelines have been established to inform the ISP community of the responsibilities which all users of the school's Internet facilities must carry.

Acceptable Use:

Access to the Internet is provided for the express purpose of furthering studies at school , engaging in collaborative work with others , and obtaining information which have threatening ,obscene , or racist content.

Network Etiquette:

All users are expected to abide by the generally accepted rules of network etiquette. These include (but are not limited to) the following:
be polite and use appropriate language; do not become abusive or vulgar;
do not reveal the personal address or phone number or another teacher or student;
do not use the internet in such a way that it might disrupt use by others; those using the internet for academic reasons will always receive priority.

School Liability:

ISP can not accept any liability for the loss of data resulting from delays, nondeliveries, misdeliveries, errors, or service interruptions. ISP also does not vouch for the accuracy or quality of information obtained through Internet use, and the school is not liable if users succeed in gaining access to controversial or inappropriate materials.

Cancellation of Access Privileges:

Access to the internet is a privilege, not a right. Inappropriate use is incompatible with the school's goals and values, will lead to the cancellation of this privilege by the Administration or the Computer Teacher, and will result in other disciplinary action. Specifically, this may happen if you

violate network etiquette (see above);
use the Internet for purposes other than those authorized above;
attempt to breach the security of the system;
attempt to harm or destroy the data of another user, or to create, upload, or download computer viruses