Greeley-Evans School District 6 will provide a free email account for every student unless parents complete an opt-out form. Students will receive training on appropriate use of email before teachers provide them with their usernames and passwords. Training will include: dealing with potential bullying, handling email from unknown senders, general email etiquette, and informing students that email messages leave a permanent digital record.
Resources can be accessed at http://www.commonsensemedia.org
Acceptable use of email falls under the policy governing student use of the Internet and electronic communications. Policy JS states that no student shall access, create, transmit, retransmit, or forward material or information:
- That promotes violence or advocates destruction of property including, but not limited to, access to information concerning the manufacturing or purchasing of destructive devices or weapons.
- That contains pornographic, obscene, or other sexually oriented materials, either as pictures or writings that are intended to stimulate erotic feelings or appeal to prurient interests in nudity, sex, or excretion.
- That harasses, threatens, demeans, or promotes violence or hatred against another person or group of persons in violation of the district’s nondiscrimination policies.
- That uses inappropriate or profane language likely to be offensive to others in the school community.
- That is knowingly false or could be construed as intending to purposely damage another person's reputation.
- That contains personal information about themselves or others, including information protected by confidentiality laws.
- Using another individual’s Internet or electronic communications account without written permission from that individual.
- That impersonates another or transmits through an anonymous remailer proxy.