The Albuquerque Public School District provides technology resources to its staff for educational and administrative purposes. The goal in providing these resources is to promote educational excellence in the Albuquerque schools by facilitating resource sharing, innovation, and communication among our employees. This policy governs the use of Internet, Intranet, and e-mail resources by our staff.

The use of District technology resources is a privilege granted to employees primarily for the enhancement of job-related functions. Employees also may have limited access to these resources for personal use, if they comply with the provisions of this policy. Violations of this policy may result in the revocation of this privilege. Depending upon the severity of the infraction, employees may also face disciplinary action up to and including dismissal, civil litigation, and/or criminal prosecution for misuse of this resource.

APS does not attempt to articulate all possible violations of this policy. In general, users are expected to use District computers and computer networks in a responsible, polite, and professional
manner. Users are not allowed to:

     1.Knowingly send, receive, or display sexually oriented images, messages, or cartoons.
     2.Knowingly send, receive, or display communications that ridicule, disparage, or criticize a person, a group of people, or an organization based upon race, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, or political beliefs.
     3.Knowingly send, receive, or display communications that demean, threaten, insult, harass, or defame others.
     4.Knowingly send, receive, or display communications that disparage or berate the District, Board Members, or employees, or diminish employee productivity and/or professionalism.
       Nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed to interfere with the conduct of official APS business.
     5.Violate any local, State, or Federal statute or regulation including, but not limited to copyright laws.
     6.Solicit, endorse, or proselytize others for commercial ventures, outside organizations, or religious, social, or political causes.
     7.Disrupt, disable, damage, or interfere with services, equipment, or other users.
     8.Access, assist, or allow others to access equipment, files, passwords, user codes, or information without authorization.

The District reserves the right to review, audit, intercept, access, and disclose all matters on APS computers, Internet access, and e-mail systems, as business conditions and/or security considerations warrant, with or without employee notice, during or after employee working hours. The use of an APS-provided password by an employee does not restrict the District’s right to access electronic communications. While the District does not regularly monitor electronic communications, employees using this resource should have no expectation of privacy in their e-mail
or on the Internet. Accordingly, employees must ensure at all times that their electronic communications are appropriate, lawful, and in compliance with the provisions of this Policy. As a condition of use of these resources, employees agree to District review and disclosure of e-mail and Internet records.
 
 

Cross Ref.: Board Policy G.28
 
 

NSBA/NEPN Classification: GBEB

Approved: January 2000