815. ACCEPTABLE USE FOR NETWORK ACCESS

Network access is available to the students and teachers in the Conemaugh Valley School District to provide vast, diverse, and unique resources and information for utilizing the district's network. Our goal in providing this service is to promote educational excellence in schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication. The Internet is an electronic highway connecting thousands of computers all over the world and millions of individual subscribers. With access to computer networks all over the world through the Internet comes the availability of material that may not be considered to be of educational value in the context of the school setting. Conemaugh Valley School District has taken precautions to restrict access to controversial materials. However, on a global network it is impossible to control all materials and an industrious user may discover information. Conemaugh Valley School District firmly believes that the valuable information and interaction available on the worldwide network far outweighs the possibility that users may access material that is not consistent with the educational goals of th