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., Massachusetts, or Needham Public Schools regulations. 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. Users may access home telecommunications accounts from school. However, users need to exercise all responsibilities within this policy, as the NPS network is providing a connection to home accounts. All users must take responsibility for keeping down costs and avoiding system disruption.