Network Usage Standards

• All use of the network and email communications must be in support of education, research and professional usage that is 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 standards may be subject to disciplinary actions.