Computer & Network Use by LPS Students and Staff

Student Use

There is not a District Acceptable Use Policy for students regarding the use of computers or network resources (including Internet access). All applicable policy is included in LPS School Board Policy 3972 & 3972.1 “Rights and Responsibilities of Students” (PDF).

Internet use for students is considered a privilege, not a right. It can be taken from a student at any time for any reason.

 

Teacher & Staff Use

LPS staff members are often active participants in the creation of content and facilitation of learning using Internet based resources. LPS hosted web sites should be viewed as an electronic extension of LPS buildings, schools and classrooms. All LPS staff members using the Internet in this way must read and abide by the “Lincoln Public Schools Web Linking Agreement” (Summary Form and Full Text) as stated in School Board Policy 3972 & 3972.1 (PDF).

 

Filtering

LPS makes every effort to filter out Internet content that is not in line with acceptable instructional use. As a result, access to valid curricular content is restricted unintentionally on occasion.

If you are an LPS staff member who wishes to access a page that is being filtered, please use the Help Desk system to create a ticket with item type “Web Filter – Netspective” and include the URL (address) of the page you wish to access in the ticket’s details.

Updated June 19, 2017