The High Point Regional High School Internet usage agreement is a contract signed by parents and students each year.  It specifically outlines the appropriate means by which to use the World Wide Web (WWW) while on campus.  The following information has been provided as a supplement to the Internet usage agreement as well as the student handbook
Network users include all students, teachers, administrators, support staff, and community members who have access to the Internet via the World Wide Web.
Students may have access to the Internet via the World Wide Web (WWW) while working on class projects in a supervised setting. This includes computers in media centers, classrooms, and computer lab facilities during scheduled class visits. If a student wants/needs to use the WWW for independent schoolwork, the student and parent must read the Acceptable Use Policy and complete the Contract for Individual Access to the World Wide Web as provided by High Point Regional High School. Students must follow all rules contained within this policy at all times when using the WWW. Students must also follow the direction of faculty and staff members supervising any area where networked resources can be accessed.
 

Security and Safety

· Students will demonstrate personal responsibility by agreeing never to get together with someone they meet online without first checking with parents and teachers.
· Users will accept the responsibility for keeping all pornographic material, gambling material, inappropriate text files, material dangerous to the health and safety of students and staff, or files dangerous to the integrity of the wide area network from entering the school via the Internet.
· Users will demonstrate legal responsibility by not transmitting any material in violation of U.S., New Jersey, or Sussex County Public Schools regulations. This includes, but is not limited to: copyrighted materials, threatening, harassing, or obscene material, pornographic material, or material protected by trade secret.
· If a user identifies a security problem on the Internet or school intranet, he/she is responsible to notify a system administrator. Users should not demonstrate the problem to other users. Users should not use another individual's account without written permission from that individual. Security on any computer system is a high priority, especially when the system involves many users.
· Students have the responsibility to use computer resources for academic purposes only. Playing games or using networked resources for non-academic purposes is not permitted unless supervised by school staff. Users may not conduct commercial activities for profit, advertise products, or conduct political lobbying on the network.
· All users must take responsibility for keeping down costs and avoiding system disruption. No use of this network shall serve to disrupt its use by other individuals or by connecting networks. It is beneficial for all users to keep the network running efficiently.
 

Property

· Users must respect others' privacy and intellectual property. Any traffic from this network that traverses another network is also subject to that network's acceptable use policy (AUP).
· Users are responsible for citing sources and giving credit to authors during the research process. All communications and information accessible via the network should be assumed to be private property.
· Users will honor the legal rights of software producers, network providers, copyright, and license agreements.
· Users have a right to be informed about personal information that is being, or has been, collected about them, and to review this information.
 

Behaviors and Consequences

Appropriate behaviors are outlined in the High Point Regional school handbook. Any violation of the network responsibilities will result in a cancellation of network privileges and may result in disciplinary action.