Key points of the Appropriate Use Policy for students

Students at U-High have all signed the Acceptable Use Agreement and agreed to the following while using school computers: 

All students with computer access at U-High agree to:

• Access to the internet for the purpose of education or research only
• Be polite when using computer technology
• Use appropriate language
• Understand that email and web surfing is not private

All students with computer access at U-High agree not to:

• Take part in illegal activity
• Violate copyright laws; this includes excessive cutting and pasting of item longer than 2 or 3 sentences from any other source into my documents.
• Download and install programs or files without permission.
• Try hacking into any other computers
• Use any other student's login
• Post materials created by any other individual without appropriate permission
• Post, publish or display obscene, profane or sexually-oriented materials, threats or offensive remarks
• Breach computer or network security or to teach others how to breach computer or network security

Violation procedures

When any faculty or staff member becomes aware of a student committing any violation listed in #2 above, the following procedures will be used:

1. a student may be notified that they are in violation of the Acceptable Use Policy and that they should stop immediately.
2. the vice-principal or another administrator will be notified.

Students who commit a violation may have their computer access privileges taken away, and the school may take additional disciplinary action and/or legal action.