St Albans Secondary College is pleased to offer students access to the Internet and electronic mail (email). We are committed to providing electronic information services to students to support their learning, and strongly believe in the educational value of these electronic services.

St Albans Secondary College is using the EduNet Internet service which has been set up by the Department of Education especially to meet the needs of schools. We recognise our responsibility in supervising Internet access by students so that it is used for educational purposes only, and the school will make every effort to protect students from any misuses or abuses using telecommunications. However, we believe that the opportunities that Internet access provides for students will outweigh any disadvantages.

The responsibility for setting and conveying standards and dealing with inappropriate material is a joint responsibility of students, parents / guardians and the school. Internet access is a right and involves certain responsibilities. The following guidelines are designed to ensure that students and their families understand the conditions for Internet use at St Albans Secondary College.

• Students may only use the Internet to access and research information that is directly related to their school work.
• Students should plan investigations to make their use of the Internet as efficient as possible.
• Some information available on the Internet is inappropriate and unacceptable for student access.  Searching for, accessing, processing or printing of such material is prohibited.

St Albans Secondary College Internet Use Agreement

2.    Network Etiquette:

• Under Commonwealth laws, it is illegal to make improper use of telecommunications services, including their use in a way which may be regarded as offensive or menacing to another person.
• Students must at all times behave in an ethical and legal manner, and must be polite, respectful and accurate in their communication with others.
• Students should remember that the school has the technology to monitor and filter their email for offensive language.

3.    Maintain Privacy:

• Students should avoid including any personal details such as full name, home address or phone numbers.
• The privacy of teachers, fellow students and family members should also be respected.

4.    Information sources:

• Information published on the Internet may not necessarily be accurate, and may misrepresent a person or situation. Students should take care in their use of all information.
• All students must abide by copyright laws. Students should not break copyright laws by copying, downloading, and/or redistributing another person’s work, and should not use another person’s work without permission or without correctly acknowledging them.
• Any student found to have inappropriately used the Internet facilities will have their access withdrawn, and may be subject to further disciplinary action by the school

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS NOT PERMITTED UNTIL ALL SECTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

INTERNET USE AGREEMENT

STUDENT

I understand and agree to abide by the Conditions of Use in the Internet Users’ Agreement. I also understand that any breach of these conditions may result in my access to the Internet being withdrawn and further disciplinary action by the College.

Student Name: ___________________________________________
(please print)

Home Group: _____________________    Date: ______________

Student Signature: ________________________________________


PARENT/GUARDIAN:

I have read the Conditions of Use for student access to the Internet at St Albans Secondary College.

I agree to the conditions outlined and give permission for _____________________
to use the Internet at the College.

I understand that student access to the Internet at the College is for educational purposes, and agree that the College wishes to protect my child from gaining access to undesirable material.

I also recognise that it is impossible for the College to restrict access to all undesirable material and will not hold the school or any of its staff responsible for information or materials acquired by my child on the Internet.

Parent/Guardian Name: ______________________________________________
    (Please print)

    Signature: _________________________________________________________

    Date: _______________________

ACCESS TO THE INTERNET IS NOT PERMITTED UNTIL ALL SECTIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.