Updated 6/30/14 JP
Tower Road Christian Academy
INTERNET USE and COMPUTER USAGE GUIDELINES, POLICY and AGREEMENT
Background
We pride ourselves at Tower Road Christian Academy on our commitment to providing the most current technologies and
information resources for our students. The internet is among those resources, providing access to information from
government agencies and other organizations, colleges and universities, news services, and consumer information services.
Students in grades 3 – 12 will be using computer-based Christian curriculum through Alpha Omega’s Ignitia online program.
Security
Tower Road Christian Academy students will be assigned a computer, or students may bring a personal computer from home,
on which to do their Ignitia computer-and-internet-based school work. TRCA teachers will also be selecting appropriate
electronic resources and guiding students toward course-appropriate materials to supplement Ignitia’s curriculum.
With access to computers and people all over the world comes the availability of material that may not be considered to be
of educational value in the context of a school setting. Also, in a constantly changing global network, it is impossible to
control all materials, and inappropriate materials may still be accessed.
With this in mind, an internet filtering system as well as monitoring software is in place. There is no expectation of privacy
when using a computer at Tower Road Christian Academy – including if a student is using a personal computer brought from
home.
Teachers will be responsible for supervising their students and orienting them regarding effective and appropriate use. All
computers – even personal computers brought from home – must remain in the classroom during school hours and may
not be used during breaks - including lunch breaks. In addition, all computers – including personal computers brought from
home, are only to be used for school work.
Fines and Discipline
If a student is in a file or a part of a program or is found to have accessed a website where he or she does not belong
(meaning it is not school work related), the administrator will assign one day of suspension.
If a student is using one of TRCA’s computers and gets into a file or a part of a program that results in a service call, and the
technician can directly affect the repair to the student's actions, the cost of the service call will be incurred by the student.
Any student who changes any default settings will be fined $10.00 for the first offense and receive a suspension for the
second. Any third and subsequent offense will result in further disciplinary action.
A student who downloads or engages in any online game will be fined $25.00 for the first offense and will receive a
suspension and be fined $25.00 for the second offense. Any third or subsequent offense will result in further disciplinary
action.
Any student who engages in theft of identity, which includes, but is not limited to, using others’ passwords, will be fined
$25.00 and be suspended for the first offense. The second offense will result in a $25.00 fine and a three-day suspension
from school. Any third or subsequent offenses will result in serious disciplinary action that could result in a school board
disciplinary action.
This Internet Use and Computer Usage Guidelines, Policy, and Agreement form must be signed by both the student and the
parent or guardian at the bottom of each page. In addition, on the Agreement part of this form (which begins on the
following page) each statement must be initialed by the student. This completed form must be on file before a student will
be issued a personal password in order to do school work or before a parent will be given access to the online parent portal.
If a student is assigned a computer to use for the school year, the student and parents will be financially responsible for any
damage done to the assigned computer.
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Student’s Name (please print)
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Student’s Signature
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Parent’s Name (please print)
Date
Parent’s Signature
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Internet Use and Computer Usage Policy and Agreement
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Students (grades 3 - 12) must initial each statement and then both students and parents must
sign at the bottom of the page
During the school day and while using the internet on school or personal computers …..
_______ I understand that using the Internet at Tower Road Christian Academy is required in order to do my school work. If I
abuse my access to the internet I may be fined and/or suspended or expelled or subject to possible appropriate legal action.
_______ I understand that I may bring a personal computer to school from home on which to do my assigned school work
and projects; otherwise, I will be assigned a computer to use for the school year and that I will be responsible for any damage
that is done to my assigned computer.
_______ I understand that Internet access while at school is only intended to be used with school projects and study. I may
not use the internet for personal or recreational purposes during the school day, including during breaks (which includes
lunch) – even on my own personal computer brought from home.
_______ I understand that all computers (including my own personal computer brought from home) must remain in my
classroom during school hours – even during breaks, which includes the lunch break.
_______ I understand that I may not visit any sites that show inappropriate sexual information, or information that is racist,
hateful, violent in nature, or demonstrates un-Christ-like behavior.
_______ I understand that use of the Internet to send or receive personal e-mail is prohibited, except where an instructor has
given me permission during special circumstances to access a personal e-mail account for a school work-related reason.
_______ I understand that I may not download anything – including any music or videos – even if it is to be used with a
school project without the prior permission of the office (only).
_______ I understand that I may not use the Internet to download or share copyrighted materials.
_______ I understand that I may not use the Internet to participate in any “social media”, including but not limited to, chat
rooms, bulletin boards, MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Yearbook, or games, etc.
_______ I will log on using only my own password or I understand that I must not reveal my password or those of other
students.
_______ I understand that I may not log on to Ignitia (using another sutdent’s password) in order to do their school work for
them.
_______ I understand that all computers in use at TRCA that are used for school work (including my own personal computer
from home) can and will be electronically monitored and/or electronically recorded by TRCA staff while I am at school, and
there is no expectation of privacy while I am at school.
_______ I understand that when I am logged on to Ignitia’s website, my computer work can be monitored by Ignitia.
_______ I understand that I may not change or destroy or attempt to change or destroy any network settings on school
computers or any other person’s data on the network, nor will I change any default settings: i.e. desktop screensaver, etc.
_______ I understand that while I am at TRCA, I am not to use any computers unless an instructor is present.
_______ I understand that I am only allowed to use the student computer assigned to me or my own personal computer
brought from home, and that the teachers’ computers and office computers are off limits at all times.
_______ I understand that I may not use personal disks or thumb drives on school computers without permission from my
instructor. This includes downloading something onto my school computer using a thumb drive.
_______ I have reviewed these statements with a parent/guardian and agree to abide by them; violations may result in fines
and/or suspension, other school disciplinary actions, expulsion from TRCA, and possible appropriate legal action.
_______ I understand that all of these statements and restrictions are also in effect even if I am using my own personal
computer brought from home while at TRCA.
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Student’s Name (please print)
Date
Student’s Signature
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Parent’s Name (please print)
Date
Parent’s Signature
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