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Acceptable Use Policy
In Adventist schools Internet use and policies should demonstrate respect for God, others, and self.
Your conference may have a required Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) for you to use. If not, the following information will provide resources to help you develop your own AUP.
The following elements are recommended to be included in your school's AUP:
- Need date and signature (agreement to live by policies): parent and student
- A philosophy statement built on respect for other users, for self, and for God
- Respect for system resources
- Copyright/plagiarism
- User accounts/privacy
- Access a privilege not a right
- Monitoring
- Personal safety
- Penalties
- Limitation of liability
- Appeal
- Identify acceptable uses of the Internet
- "The school's "Acceptable Use Policy" does not allow anyone to publish texts, images, or any other information about (your school name) Adventist School and its students, faculty, or staff without the permission of the school's administration. Regardless of where a student accesses the Internet--at home, at school, or in any other place--the student is in violation of the school's policy if the student violates this prohibition." (This statement should be in all AUP's)
Examples of Adventist School AUPs
- Andrews Academy - Acceptable Use Policy (pdf file - AUP on last page of document)
- Bakersfield Adventist Academy - AUP/Computer Policies
- Canadian Adventist Teachers Network - "Writing an Acceptable Use Policy For Your School" Bruce Wentzell
- Canadian Adventist Teachers Network - Technology Integration Plan [and AUP] (pdf file)
- Fraser Valley Adventist Academy - IT Contract and AUP
- Great Lakes Adventist Academy - Acceptable Use Policy (Word document)
- Michigan Conference Office of Education - Acceptable Use Policy Form (pdf file)
- Pine Valley Adventist School - Handbook with AUP (pdf file)
- Shenandoah Valley Academy - SVA Handbook with AUP (pdf file)
Other AUP Resources
- Acceptable Use Policies: A Handbook - Virginia Department of Education
- Acceptable Use Policies (AUPs) and Child Safety - West Virginia Office of Education
- Acceptable Use Policies - Awesome Library
- Acceptable Use Policy: Hints & Tips - Connected Classroom
- Distinguished Practices of Distinguished Schools (2002) (pdf file) - Council for American Private Schools (CAPE)
- Employee Technology Acceptable Use - Albuquerque Public School District
- How to Create A Bad Acceptable Use Policy Document (And Have It Survive)!
by Dr. Rob Reilly - K-12 Acceptable Use Policies - Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
- Responsible Netizen Institute: Safe and Responsible Use of the Internet
- Student Acceptable Use Policy - Milwaukee Public Schools
- What makes an excellent school web site? - Dr. Alice Christie
