Technology Appropriate Use Related Laws and Board Policies

CIPA - The Children's Internet Protection Act is a federal law enacted by Congress in December 2000 to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers.

What CIPA requires

• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA may not receive the discounts offered by the E-Rate program unless they certify that they have an Internet safety policy and technology protection measures in place. An Internet safety policy must include technology protection measures to block or filter Internet access to pictures that: (a) are obscene, (b) are child pornography, or (c) are harmful to minors, for computers that are accessed by minors.
• Schools subject to CIPA are required to adopt and enforce a policy to monitor online activities of minors; and
• Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement a policy addressing: (a) access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; (b) the safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic communications; (c) unauthorized access, including so-called "hacking," and other unlawful activities by minors online; (d) unauthorized disclosure, use, and dissemination of personal information regarding minors; and (e) restricting minors' access to materials harmful to them.

Schools and libraries are required to certify that they have their safety policies and technology in place before receiving E-rate funding.

• CIPA does not affect E-rate funding for schools and libraries receiving discounts only for telecommunications, such as telephone service.
• An authorized person may disable the blocking or filtering measure during any use by an adult to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purposes.
• CIPA does not require the tracking of Internet use by minors or adults.

Addl information at: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html

FERPA - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act - A Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The law applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education. FERPA gives parents certain rights with respect to their children's education records and specifies how districts should handle requests for student information.

Addl information at: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/fpco/ferpa/index.html

HIPAA - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - A federal law to establish national standards for electronic health care transactions and national identifiers for providers, health plans, and employers. It also addressed the security and privacy of health data.

Addl information at: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HIPAAGenInfo/02_TheHIPAALawandRelated%20Information.asp#TopOfPage

ORS 260 - Campaign Finance Regulation; Election Offenses

The restrictions imposed by the law of the State of Oregon on your political activities are that 'No public employee shall solicit any money, influence, service or other thing of value or otherwise promote or oppose any political committee or promote or oppose the nomination or election of a candidate, the gathering of signatures on an initiative, referendum or recall petition, the adoption of a measure or the recall of a public office holder while on the job during working hours. However, this section does not restrict the right of a public employee to express personal political views. '

It is therefore the policy of the state and of your public employer that you may engage in political activity except to the extent prohibited by state law when on the job during working hours.

Board Policy KGF - Use of District Property - This policy defines what is property including equipment, computer software and networks, and their use by district staff and volunteers.

Addl information at: http://policy.osba.org/eugene/

Board Policy JFCFA/GBNAA - Cyberbullying - "Cyberbullying" is the use of any electronic communication device to convey a message in any form (text, image, audio or video) that violates Board Policy JB-Intimidation, Bullying, Harassment, Discrimination, Hazing and Retaliation or which disrupts or prevents a safe and positive educational or working environment, or places a person in reasonable fear of physical harm or damage to their property. Any form of cyberbullying, by students or staff is prohibited and will not be tolerated in the district.

Addl information at: http://policy.osba.org/eugene/j/jfcfa_gbnaa%20d1.pdf          

Board Policy JB - Discrimination, Harassment, Intimidation, Bullying, and Retaliation - This policy defines each of the terms in the title and the consequences to students perpetrating such activity.

Addl information at: http://policy.osba.org/eugene/j/jb%20d1.pdf