Damage/Disclaimers/Release of Liability for Inappropriate Use • Students or parents will reimburse the school or other individuals for any damage to school or other individuals’ computers, laptops, devices, or any other equipment that occurs as a result of malicious or negligent actions. The school or its designee will carry out the necessary repair or replacement of equipment in such situations. • Students are responsible for improper care and handling of, or damage to, hardware, software, peripherals, or networks. Students will be liable for the cost of replacement or repair and will lose access privileges. • The IT personnel and/or administration have the authority to override a supervising faculty member if network integrity could be impaired or compromised by any action. • Access to resources that have not been reviewed and evaluated may be restricted or prohibited. • Content of online databases to which Bishop Gorman subscribes is determined and controlled by the publishers of those sites, and not by the school or its employees. • Efforts to monitor and regulate student Internet access do not guarantee full compliance with the school’s policies and standards; appropriate use is the student’s responsibility. • Parents and guardians of minors, in conjunction with Bishop Gorman, are responsible for setting and conveying the standards their children should follow when using media and information sources, including access to the Internet. • Bishop Gorman is not legally liable for a student’s inappropriate use of the Internet. Violations of Technology Policy Users may be disciplined for improper use of technology on or off campus, regardless of whether or not the technology is school property or student property. Unacceptable Use of Outside Technology The school expects students to use information technology (including but not limited to the Internet, e-mail, instant messaging and text messaging) in a responsible and ethical fashion in compliance with all applicable laws and with Catholic moral principles, both in and out of the school setting. Accordingly, students may not post, place, upload, share, or communicate any images, photographs, statements or inferences relating to or including weapons/firearms, profanity, vulgarity, indecency, illegal use of drugs, illegal use of alcohol or other illicit activities. Additionally, students may not use information technology for the purpose of defaming, threatening, teasing or harassing any other student, staff member, parent, faculty member, or other person. This includes, but is not limited to, communications on social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Students are responsible for all materials and communications made on personal websites and social networks and the materials and communications should be consistent with Catholic moral principles, including any materials or communications posted on their sites by other individuals. Moreover, any unauthorized use of the school’s name (or common names associated with the school) or any likeness, image, audio recording or video recording of the school or its employees is strictly prohibited. Users may be disciplined for improper use of school or personal technology. Monitoring of Technology / Technology Resources The school and its authorized personnel may monitor the use of information technology resources to help ensure that users are secure and in conformity with this policy. The school reserves the right to examine, use, and disclose any data found in order to further the health, safety, discipline or security of any student or other person or to protect property. Bishop Gorman may also use this information in disciplinary actions and may furnish evidence of a crime to law enforcement.
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