Security+Safety+and+Firewall+Measures


===To the greatest possible extent, all users of the Hometown School District’s network will be protected from harassment and unwanted communication. Student, faculty, and staff users of the district Internet system will receive instruction regarding the safe, ethical, legal, and responsible use of the Internet and of the district's Internet system along with their rights and responsibilities under this policy. In order to keep all users safe, the Hometown School District reserves the right to monitor and log all computer and Internet use. The School District also reserves the right to remove any and all user accounts to prevent illegal and unauthorized activity that affects the safety and security of the users. The security of the network is protected through a password system. Each user will be assigned a username and password. The following guidelines should be implemented while using the network: === ===- Users shall not reveal their passwords to another individual. All users are responsible for their account and should take reasonable precautions to prevent others from gaining access to their account. === ===- Users shall not use a computer that has been logged in under another user’s name. === ===- Users shall notify the district of any changes in passwords. === ===- Any user who receives threatening or unwanted communications shall immediately report it to a teacher or administrator. === ===-  Users shall not reveal personal information that could identify them to others. === ===-  Users shall not meet in person with anyone they have met only on the Internet. === ===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Times New Roman; msolist: Ignore; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;">-  Users shall not transfer or download confidential data that contains personally identifiable information via flash drives or other portable storage devices. ===

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===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msobidifontweight: bold;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;">A filtering/firewall system will be provided by the Hometown School District to limit access to inappropriate material online as defined by the Children's Online Protection Act (CIPA). Every student and staff computer shall be equipped filtering/firewall software. The filtering system will always be <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Courier New'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">configured to protect against access to material that is obscene,child pornography, "hacking", and material that is harmful to minors. The district, individual schools, or authorized users may be granted access to reconfigure the filters to best meet the educational needs of students and address the safety needs of the users. The filter may not be disabled for use by students or other minors for any reason. <span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">Individuals granted authority to temporarily unblock sites must meet standards that are necessary to ensure the security of the system. === ===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">To temporarily unblock a site, the authorized individual must review the contents of the site, outside of the presence of any student, prior to allowing access to the site by a student. Reports of all instances of temporary unblocking will automatically be forwarded to the district's technology specialist. If a user believes that the blocked site should be permanently unblocked, a recommendation will be forwarded to the technology specialist. === ===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;"> === ===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">(Bethlehem-Center School District) === ===<span style="font-weight: normal; font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Courier New'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; msobidifontweight: bold; msoansilanguage: EN-US; msofareastlanguage: EN-US; msobidilanguage: AR-SA;">(Trinity Area School District) ===