AUP/Student Agreement
Heritage Christian Academy strives to provide safe and effective use of modern technologies in the classroom. To this end
every student must sign the AUP before using technology at Heritage Christian Academy stating that they will use HCA's technology in an appropriate manner. Parents and students should read the policy (below) together and sign the policy here. Each student and parent has a unique PIN that was sent to the parents school registered email. If you have any questions please contact technology@hcakc.org or anthony.brenchley@hcakc.org
Heritage Christian Academy
Computer Resources/Acceptable Use Policy
Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) is pleased to offer our students access to computer resources and electronic networks such as the Internet. These computer resources are a privilege, not a right. This access will increase learning opportunities by allowing students to explore thousands of current information sources from around the world.
These resources are to be used to support educational goals. We have taken precautions to restrict access to controversial information with the use of filtering software. We have established the following guidelines for Acceptable Use, and ask that students and their parents read and discuss them together.
Prior to using school computers, the student’s parent or guardian must sign and return the Student Acceptable Use Policy Signature Form acknowledging their understanding of the Acceptable Use Policy, responsibilities, and the consequences of violating the agreement. The rules of acceptable use follow.
General Use
Any infraction of the Acceptable Use Policy shall be reported immediately to school personnel. Violation of the rules of the Acceptable Use Policy may result in disciplinary action, possibly including: loss of computer privileges for any length of time, up to the remainder of the school year, as determined by the school administration and/or financial responsibility for all costs associated with system restoration including labor, hardware or software repair/replacement, and restoring the integrity of data.
Disclaimer of Liability
Heritage Christian Academy makes a reasonable effort to ensure students’ safety and security online, but will not be held accountable for any harm or damages that result from use of school technologies. The school shall not be liable for users’ inappropriate use of electronic communications resources or violations of copyright restrictions, users’ mistakes or negligence, or costs incurred by users. The school shall not be responsible for ensuring the accuracy or usability of any information on the Internet.
Please sign the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by completing the form below. Please review the email you registered with HCA for your unique PIN to sign each document.
every student must sign the AUP before using technology at Heritage Christian Academy stating that they will use HCA's technology in an appropriate manner. Parents and students should read the policy (below) together and sign the policy here. Each student and parent has a unique PIN that was sent to the parents school registered email. If you have any questions please contact technology@hcakc.org or anthony.brenchley@hcakc.org
Heritage Christian Academy
Computer Resources/Acceptable Use Policy
Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) is pleased to offer our students access to computer resources and electronic networks such as the Internet. These computer resources are a privilege, not a right. This access will increase learning opportunities by allowing students to explore thousands of current information sources from around the world.
These resources are to be used to support educational goals. We have taken precautions to restrict access to controversial information with the use of filtering software. We have established the following guidelines for Acceptable Use, and ask that students and their parents read and discuss them together.
Prior to using school computers, the student’s parent or guardian must sign and return the Student Acceptable Use Policy Signature Form acknowledging their understanding of the Acceptable Use Policy, responsibilities, and the consequences of violating the agreement. The rules of acceptable use follow.
General Use
- Only students who have returned a signed Acceptable Use Policy Signature Form which gives parental permission, and who are under the direct supervision of designated instructors, are permitted to use Heritage Christian Academy’s resources.
- Students are prohibited from changing any computer/network settings and/or configuration(s).
- Students may not install any software, including but not limited to commercial software, shareware, freeware, original software, and/or utilities onto school computers or networks.
- Students are not allowed to open computer cases (CPU’s) or make modifications to computers
- Students are expected to understand that electronic communications are not private.
- Network administrators may review electronic communications and logs of Internet sites visited to verify appropriate use.
- Students are expected to use network etiquette by communicating politely and using appropriate language.
- Students are to visit Internet sites only with teacher approval and which are appropriate for students and support the learning objectives of the school.
- Students are to notify a teacher immediately if they should encounter any material or electronic communication that is inappropriate.
- Students must not send or respond to any electronic messages without teacher approval, including personal email addresses.
- Students are prohibited from participating in chat rooms or gaming sites of any kind.
- Students are prohibited from pretending to be someone else; transmitting and/or displaying obscene messages or pictures.
- Students are prohibited from revealing their own name, personal addresses, and or phone numbers.
- Students should use only their first names in communications.
- Students may not access or download any programs, files, or information without permission from a teacher.
- Students are expected to observe copyright law in their use of electronic media.
- Students may not use computers and the network in a way that would harm or disrupt another person.
- The Heritage Christian Academy network is intended for educational purposes only.
- All activity over the network or using district technologies may be monitored and retained.
- Access to online content via the network may be restricted in accordance with our policies and federal regulations, such as the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA).
- Students are expected to follow the same rules for good behavior and respectful conduct online as offline.
- Users of the district network or other technologies are expected to alert IT staff immediately of any concerns for safety or security.
- Students may not, in any way, subvert the internet filter for any reason. If student deems a resource is appropriate, he/she should contact IT staff to remove restriction.
Any infraction of the Acceptable Use Policy shall be reported immediately to school personnel. Violation of the rules of the Acceptable Use Policy may result in disciplinary action, possibly including: loss of computer privileges for any length of time, up to the remainder of the school year, as determined by the school administration and/or financial responsibility for all costs associated with system restoration including labor, hardware or software repair/replacement, and restoring the integrity of data.
Disclaimer of Liability
Heritage Christian Academy makes a reasonable effort to ensure students’ safety and security online, but will not be held accountable for any harm or damages that result from use of school technologies. The school shall not be liable for users’ inappropriate use of electronic communications resources or violations of copyright restrictions, users’ mistakes or negligence, or costs incurred by users. The school shall not be responsible for ensuring the accuracy or usability of any information on the Internet.
Please sign the AUP (Acceptable Use Policy) by completing the form below. Please review the email you registered with HCA for your unique PIN to sign each document.
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