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 School and Police
The Board recognizes that compulsory attendance laws impose on the Board the custodianship of district students while they are present in the schools. An effort must be made to establish cooperation between law enforcement agencies and the school district. It shall be the policy of the Board that cooperation with law enforcement agencies such as the Local and State Police, District Attorney, Magistrate, Probation Officers, etc. is essential for protecting students and staff, maintaining a safe environment in schools, and safeguarding District property. It is recognized that school administrators, school teachers, school nurses, and school employees are mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse. Refer to Board Policy 225 for more information.
TECHNOLOGY
COMPUTER USAGE:
Tampering, vandalism, or unauthorized use of Plum Borough School District computers or other electronic equipment (tablets, laptops, printers, cabling, drives, monitors, keyboards, mice, televisions, etc.) or software or associated documentation is prohibited. Violations of this policy by students or adults may also constitute violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code or other statutes, subjecting violators to serious criminal prosecution. This policy is intended to be as broad and encompassing as Section 3933 of the Crimes Code (as of January 1995).
Student violators will be subject to discipline including suspension and possible expulsion. All violators will be held responsible for restitution of any damage to hardware, equipment, software, and documentation, and for any direct consequential damages.
INTERNET USAGE:
The Board supports the use of the Internet and other computer networks in the district’s instructional and operational programs in order to facilitate learning, teaching and daily operations through interpersonal communications and access to information, research and collaboration. For instructional purposes, the use of network facilities shall be consistent with the curriculum adopted by the school district as well as the varied instructional needs, learning styles, abilities, and developmental levels of students.
The electronic information available to students and staff does not imply endorsement by the district of the content nor does the district guarantee the accuracy of the information received. The district shall not be responsible for any information that may be lost, damaged or unavailable when using the network or for any information that is retrieved via the Internet.
The district shall not be responsible for any unauthorized charges or fees resulting from access to the Internet. The district reserves the right to log network use and to monitor file server space utilization by district users, while respecting the privacy rights of both district users and outside users. The Board establishes that network use is a privilege, not a right; inappropriate, unauthorized and illegal use will result in cancellation of those privileges and appropriate disciplinary action. Any attacks on the district provided internet or technology infrastructure may result in disciplinary action.
TECHNOLOGY/1:1 DEVICES:
All Oblock students will receive a district-issued Google Chromebook. Due to the investment made by the district to enhance student learning, only the student’s school issued device will be able to connect to our district provided internet. Personal devices will not be able to gain access to the internet within our schools unless approved by a district administrator. Information specific to our 1:1 technology program, Chromebooks, and purchase of technology insurance information can be accessed by visiting the Plum Borough Technology Section of our district webpage. To protect our students while on district devices and network, Plum Borough School District uses Lightspeed Relay, a filtering and monitoring service that blocks access to inappropriate content and provides detailed reporting regarding our students' web searches and browsing activity on district-provided devices. For added protection, we also employ Bark for Schools, an intelligent monitoring system which scans our Google Suite (including but not limited to Classroom, Gmail, Docs, and Slides) and flags possible indicators of cyberbullying, suicidal ideation, sexual predation, and more. All parents have the option to receive reports regarding their child's activity on district devices with the parent report generator. To sign up for
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