The Garden Grove Unified School District is pleased to announce that the electronic information network services (Internet) are now available to students and teachers in the district.  We strongly believe in the educational value of such electronic services and recognize the potential of such to support learning of the district curriculum.

Students in classrooms at ____________________School may have an opportunity to use a computer resource known as the Internet is an international collection of thousands of computer systems that are able to communicate together and access information from each other.  This network of computer systems affords many opportunities for students to access and use very current information in a wide variety of subject area.   Examples of such information resources include the Library of Congress, NASA, university libraries world wide, scientific data such as weather maps and earthquake measurements, and many more.  The Internet also provides opportunities for students to collaborate with other students around the world.

There are many unique information resources on the Internet that are appropriate for classroom use and study.  However, because the Internet is used by millions of people of all ages, there are some information sources that are not appropriate.  The following list represents inappropriate uses that may occur:

• using the network for commercial advertising
• using copyrighted material in reports without permission
• using the network to lobby for votes
• using the network to access a file that contains inappropriate material
• using the network to send/recieve messages that are racist or inflammatory
• creating or introducing a computer virus and placing it on the network
• using the network to send/recieve messages with someone else's name on it
• using the network to send/recieve messages that are inconsistent with the school's code of conduct
• using the network to send/recieve messages that are sexist and/or contain obscenities
• tampering or altering existing network configurations and/or connections

You may request that your student not participate in hands-on activities using the Internet.  If you make such a request, alternative information sources will be available for his/her use.  These alternatives might include the use of library books, encyclopedias, or other reference sources.  This contract does not deny student access to instructional computer use.

•  I understand this contract and have discussed this notification with my student and I agree that                 ______________________(student's name) be granted hands on access to the Internet as part of the instructional program for current year.

•  I request that ________________________________(student's name) not be granted access to the Internet for the current school year.

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Student Number                            Student Date of Birth                                Room No./Grade

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Name of Parent/Guardian (printed)     Signature of Parent/Guardian                    Date
 

Form No. 9709.44 (4/96)