Outside of school, families bear responsibility for the same guidelines of Internet use as they exercise with information sources such as television, telephones, radio, movies, and other possibly offensive media Students utilizing District-provided Internet access must first have the permission of and must be supervised by the East Providence School Department professional staff. The same general rules for behavior and communications apply. The purpose of District provided Internet access is to facilitate communications in support of research and education. To remain eligible as users, students use must be in support of and consistent with the educational objectives of the East Providence School Department. Access is a privilege, not a right.
Access entails responsibility.
Users should not expect that files stored in school based computers will always be private. Electronic messages and files stored on school based computers may be treated like school lockers. Administrators and faculty may review files and messages to maintain system integrity and insure that users are acting responsibly.