3.28F—LICENSED PERSONNEL EMPLOYEE INTERNET USE AGREEMENT

The West Fork School District agrees to allow the employee identified above (“Employee”) to use the district’s technology to access the Internet under the following terms and conditions:

1. Conditional Privilege: The Employee’s use of the district’s access to the Internet is a privilege conditioned
   on the Employee’s abiding by this agreement.
2. Acceptable Use: The Employee agrees that in using the District’s Internet access he/she will obey all
   federal laws and regulations and all state laws and rules. Internet access is provided as an aid to employees
   to enable them to better perform their job responsibilities. Under no circumstances shall an Employee’s use
   of the District’s Internet access interfere with, or detract from, the performance of his/her job-related duties.
3. Penalties for Improper Use: If the Employee violates this agreement and misuses the Internet, the
   Employee shall be subject to disciplinary action up to and including termination.
4. “Misuse of the District’s access to the Internet” includes, but is not limited to, the following:
   1. using the Internet for any activities deemed lewd, obscene, vulgar, or pornographic as defined by prevailing community standards;
   2. using abusive or profane language in private messages on the system; or using the system to harass, insult, or verbally attack others;
   3. posting anonymous messages on the system;
   4. using encryption software other than when required by the employee’s job duties;
   5. wasteful use of limited resources provided by the school including paper;
   6. causing congestion of the network through lengthy downloads of files other than when required by the employee’s job duties;
   7. vandalizing data of another user;
   8. obtaining or sending information that could be used to make destructive devices such as guns, weapons, bombs, explosives, or fireworks;
   9. gaining or attempting to gain unauthorized access to resources or files;
   10. identifying oneself with another person’s name or password or using an account or password of another user without proper authorization;
   11. using the network for financial or commercial gain without district permission;
   12. theft or vandalism of data, equipment, or intellectual property;
   13. invading the privacy of individuals other than when required by the employee’s job duties;
   14. using the Internet for any illegal activity, including computer hacking and copyright or intellectual property law violations;
   15. introducing a virus to, or otherwise improperly tampering with, the system;
   16. degrading or disrupting equipment or system performance;
   17. creating a web page or associating a web page with the school or school district without proper authorization;
   18. attempting to gain access or gaining access to student records, grades, or files of students not under their jurisdiction;
   19. providing access to the District’s Internet Access to unauthorized individuals; or
   20. taking part in any activity related to Internet use that creates a clear and present danger of the substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the district or any of its schools;
   21. making unauthorized copies of computer software;
   22. personal use of computers during instructional time;
   23. installing software on district computers without prior approval of the Information Technology Security Officer or his/her designee except for District technology personnel as part of their job duties;
   24. Expressing a political opinion to an elected official unless the opinion is either within the scope of the employee’s regular job duties or requested by an elected official or public entity; or
   25. Engaging in lobbying an elected official on a personal opinion by an employee unless the employee is a registered lobbyist for the District.
5. Liability for debts: Staff shall be liable for any and all costs (debts) incurred through their use of the
   District’s computers or the Internet including penalties for copyright violations.
6. No Expectation of Privacy: The Employee signing below agrees that in using the Internet through the
   District’s access, he/she waives any right to privacy the Employee may have for such use. The Employee
   agrees that the district may monitor the Employee’s use of the District’s Internet Access and may also
   examine all system activities the Employee participates in, including but not limited to email, voice, and
   video transmissions, to ensure proper use of the system.
7. Signature: The Employee, who has signed below, has read this agreement and agrees to be bound by its
   terms and conditions.

Date Adopted: May 11, 2009
Last Revised: June 12, 2024