Huffman ISD Employee Acceptable Use Terms and Conditions
Access and Privacy
Use of Huffman ISD’s
network is a privilege, not a right.
Accounts will only be issued to approved Huffman ISD teachers, staff and
students and may be monitored by designated district staff to ensure
appropriate use for educational purposes. If you access illegal material or
material that is harmful or inappropriate to possess in a school, you may be
subject to disciplinary action. When an employee uses a district computer or
network, he has no expectation of privacy and the district reserves the right
to monitor any email, system or Internet activity.
Appropriate Use
Pursuant to board policy
the district’s computer systems including its network and internet access are
primarily for administrative and instructional purposes. Limited personal use
of the system is permitted if the use imposes no tangible cost to the district,
does not unduly burden the district’s computer or network use, and has no adverse
effect on job performance or a student’s academic performance. However users
may not use district computer systems for illegal activities, income generating
or “for-profit” activities, product advertisement, fundraising, promotional
material, or political lobbying.
Email Guidelines
Electronic mail
transmissions like all other use of district computing resources are not
considered private. Designated district staff and management shall be
authorized to monitor such communication at any time. Users should be aware
that their email correspondence may be subject to the requirements of the Texas
Public Information Act and the laws applicable to State record retention.
Additionally email users should be mindful that use of school-related
electronic mail addresses may cause some recipients or other readers of said
mail to assume they represent the district or school, whether or not that was
the user’s intention.
Terms and Conditions for System Use
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Only authorized users may be given
access to the district‘s computer based systems.
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System users may be assigned an
individual account and may not share the password for that account with others.
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System users are to use the account only
for identified educational purposes and are not to use the account for illegal
purposes, in support of illegal activities, or for any other activity
prohibited by district policy or guidelines.
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System users may not disable or attempt
to evade any filtering device on the district‘s electronic communication
system.
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System users may not use another
person‘s system account without written permission from the campus
administrator or district technology staff as appropriate.
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System users may not redistribute
copyrighted programs or data except as provided for by the copyright holder or
by law.
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System users should avoid actions that
are likely to increase the risk of introducing viruses to the system including
opening emails or attachments from unknown senders.
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System users may not post messages or
access materials that are abusive, obscene, sexually oriented, threatening,
harassing, damaging to another‘s reputation, or illegal.
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System users may not waste district
computing or network resources
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System users may not gain or attempt to
gain unauthorized access to restricted information or resources.
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System
users may not use their district email to send junk mail, jokes, or chain letters in or out of district
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System users may not
email large documents or files
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System users may not
send campus wide email without the express permission of the campus principal
before distribution
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System users may not add software or
hardware devices to the system without express permission from the technology
department.
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Student work may be published to the
Internet only with principal and parental permission.