Safety and Security of Students When Using Direct Electronic Communication

a)      The school system provides e-mail access for students and school system employees.

a.       Elementary students may use e-mail through classroom accounts or accounts where the teacher has full access to all communication. High schools may establish individual student e-mail accounts to serve educational purposes for secondary students. Student accounts will be established with a username that protects the personal identity of the student.

b.       School system employees are provided with individual accounts.

c.       Students may not establish or access web-based e-mail accounts on commercial services through the Internet unless such accounts have been approved for use by the individual school.

d.       Excessive use of e-mail by a student may raise a reasonable suspicion that the student is using electronic mail in violation of this policy.

b)      Students may use real-time electronic communication, such as chat or voice over Internet Protocol, only under the direct supervision of a teacher or in moderated environments that have been established to support educational activities and have been approved by the school system or individual school.