SMCPS Network Usage Standards
• All use of the network must be in support of education
and research and consistent with the purposes of St. Mary's County Public
Schools.
• Any use of the network to facilitate illegal activity is prohibited, including
copyright violations.
• Any use of the network for commercial or for-profit purposes is prohibited.
• Users shall not intentionally seek information (i.e. passwords, files,
settings) about other users, or misrepresent other users on the network.
• All communications and information accessible via the network should be
assumed to be private property.
• No use of the network shall serve to disrupt the use of the network by others.
• No hardware or software shall be destroyed, modified, or abused in any way.
• Malicious use of the network to develop programs that harass other users, or
to infiltrate a computer or computer system is prohibited.
• Hate mail, harassment, discriminatory remarks, and other antisocial behaviors
are prohibited.
• The illegal installation of copyrighted software for use on school computers
is prohibited.
• Use of the network to access obscene or pornographic material is prohibited.
DISREGARD OF THE SMCPS NETWORK USAGE STANDARDS MAY BE
SUBJECT TO DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
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