[Year 12 IPM] off-topic request: laptop usage policy

[Charmaine Taylor]

We have one policy for all computer usage in the school. Kids must agree 
to it before getting a password and it is summarised on our web site
at: http://www.sunburydowns.vic.edu.au/USERPOL.htm
I inherited it but have found it general enough for kids to understand 
and specific enough for me to use it to deny access to kids who send 
emails with swear words, who put obscene images on the public folders, 
download inappropriate material, etc. May be some help.

Charmaine Taylor
Sunbury Downs College

Neil Carmona-Vickery wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> Apologies for this off-topic request.
>
> I'm helping put together a 1:1 Laptop Learning Programme for Year 9  
> students here at Ringwood SC.
> At present we have a Network Usage Policy that covers such things as
> obscene material and cyberbullying. Unfortunately much of the guts of  
> the policy is buried in policy speak
> and doesn't translate well to student language.
>
> My question is, what other approaches have other schools used to a)  
> prevent the circulation of obscene material
> on student laptops and b) clearly outline the consequences for going  
> against school policy ?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Neil
>
>
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