GENERAL INFORMATION
Cyber School is a service provided by Saskatoon Catholic School Division.
The system administrators of Cyber School are employees of St. Pauls RCSSD
#20 and reserve the right to monitor all activity in the cyber school. On
acceptance for registration within the cyber school, users will be given
an account name and password.The purpose of this policy is to establish and promote the
Christian, ethical, legal, and secure use of the cyber course.
Due to the access users will have to the internet, the users of the Learning Communities
must adhere to strict guidelines. They are provided here so that
users are aware of the responsibilities they are about to assume. The
School Division may modify these rules at any time by publishing the
modified rule(s) on the Learning Community. The agreement(s) at the end of this
document is (are) legally binding and indicates the party (parties) who
approve the agreement has (have) read the terms and conditions carefully
and understood their significance.
INFORMATION CONTENT & USES OF The Blog System
Users agree not to publish on or over the Cyber School System any
information which violates or infringes upon the rights of any other
person or any information which would be abusive, profane or sexually
offensive to a reasonable person, or which, without the approval of the
system administrators, contains any advertising or any solicitation of
other members to use goods or services. Users agree not to use the
facilities and capabilities of the System to conduct any business, or
solicit the performance of any activity which is prohibited by law.
The Division may find it necessary to access and disclose information from
computer and network users' accounts to the extent required by law or to
uphold legal, contractual obligations or other Division policies, and to
diagnose and correct problems in network performance. Because of this, no
user of the Division's computing resources or electronic communications
systems should consider their messages or files private. In addition,
because of the volatile nature of digital information, and the possibility
of system failures and possible software or hardware problems, no user
should consider that their messages or files are secure or preserved.
We believe that access to valuable information and interaction on a global
scale on the internet far outweighs the possibility of encountering
material that is inconsistent with the Division's mission and goals. Users
specifically understand that the system administrators and the cyber
school do not have control of the content of information residing on these
other systems. Users are advised that some systems may contain defamatory,
inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening,
racially offensive, or illegal material. The system administrators do not
condone the use of such materials and do not permit usage of such
materials in the school environment. Users knowingly bringing such
materials into the Learning Community
may have their registration within the Learning Community
terminated.
ON-LINE CONDUCT
Any action by a user that is determined by a system administrator to
constitute an inappropriate use of a Learning Community or to restrict or inhibit
other users from using and enjoying the Learning Community is strictly
prohibited and may result in termination of access to the Learning Community. Users specifically agree not to submit,
publish, or display any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, profane,
sexually oriented, threatening, racially offensive, or illegal material;
nor shall users encourage the use of controlled substances. Users who
observe or experience violations of Division's policies on computing and
electronic communications should report those violations to the Principal
or Assistant Principal of the Cyber School.
Violations will generally be treated in the same manner as violations of
other Division's policies. If violations appear to constitute a criminal
offense, as defined by local, provincial, or federal statutes, the
appropriate authorities may be notified.
Use of any copyrighted material, whether text, digital image, audio, or
video, via the Division network (email or web publishing), is subject to
all restrictions imposed by the copyright law. Individual users will be
held accountable for violating copyright restrictions. Individuals who
knowingly make, acquire, or use unauthorized software or equipment shall
be subject to immediate disciplinary action.
Users who knowingly spread computer viruses may be subject to
immediate account termination. Deliberate attempts to degrade or disrupt system or
network performance will be viewed as criminal activity under applicable
provincial and federal law.
SECURITY
Users may not let others use their account and password. Passwords to the
system should not be easily "guessable" by others, nor should
they be words which could be found in a dictionary. Attempts to login to
the system using another member's account or as a system administrator
will result in termination of the account. Users should immediately notify
a system administrator if their password is lost or stolen, or if they
have reason to believe that someone has obtained unauthorized access to
their account.
The administrators reserve the right, at their sole discretion, to suspend
or terminate user's access to and use of the Learning Community upon any breach
of the Terms and Conditions by a User. Prior to a suspension or
termination, or as soon after as is practicable, the administrator will
inform the user of the suspected breach and give the user an
opportunity to present an explanation.
Additional Terms
The SCS Blogs are to be used for education purposes only. Once you have signed up for a blog on the Saskatoon Catholic School blog system, all of your links and and postings may be used in any of the SCS Learning Communities or added to any other blog in the system.
If you are not a member of the Saskatoon Catholic School Division you must become a member of the Association of Online K-12 Schools (Register Here). Registration for the Association is free. Once registered, you may register for a free blog.
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