Library

When students are not in a scheduled class, they are to be in a study hall or the library. Exceptions to this would be private or small group music lessons, counseling sessions with staff members, or permission in advance to be elsewhere.

When a student is not scheduled for class, he/she is to report directly to the study hall, where attendance will be taken. Special notes about the environment of each is in order:

a) STUDY HALL:

Study hall may be used for small group study. Study hall moderators may assign seats for students. The decorum in the study hall must be conducive to study. Students may not be disruptive. School regulations apply as to no food or pop, no music, no cards, etc. Bad conduct will be handled by the study hall moderator, and serious breaches of discipline will merit a citation and/or special action.

Students with band/choral lessons should report directly to their lessons on assigned days.

Students with passes should always report to the study hall. These passes should be completely filled out by the teacher beforehand.

Once students report to study hall, they may not leave to return to their lockers or go beyond the double doors unless they have a pass written out by a teacher beforehand.

The above applies to all study hall locations.

b) THE LIBRARY:

The library is for individual study. Students report directly to study hall, where attendance will be taken. Once students report to the library, they may not leave to return to their lockers or go beyond the double doors unless they have a pass written out by the teacher beforehand.

Students are to use the library for research work. There are special rules for reference books, magazines, and reserved books. Learning to use the library and observing its rules helps to develop good citizenship.

The library may be used before and after school as long as supervision is available.

Near the Library(Room 18), there is a computer section. The computers may be used in classrooms by individual teachers, as well as by students in gaining expertise with the mechanics and usage of the computers of our modern age. As the machines are costly and they represent the interests of the alumni who made the placement in the library possible, all users are asked to treat them with respect.

c. COMPUTER LAB

ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY FOR THE USE OF COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Computing, data storage, and information on retrieval systems are designed to serve the students, faculty, staff and volunteers of Bishop Garrigan High School, hereafter referred to as BGHS, community. Network and Internet access is provided to further the legitimate educational goals of this institution. The school/institution provides computing and network resources for the use of students, employees, and others affiliated with the BGHS. Members of the BGHS community are encouraged to use the computers, software packages, electronic mail (E-mail) for educational or school related activities and to facilitate the efficient exchange of useful information. However, the equipment, software, and network capacities provided through BGHS computer services are and remain the property of the school. All users are expected to conduct their on-line activities and computer work station activities in an ethical and legal fashion. The use of these resources is a privilege, not a right. Misuse of these resources will result in the suspension or loss of these privileges, as well as disciplinary, legal, and/or monetary consequences. Appropriate or acceptable educational uses of these resources include:

Accessing the Internet to retrieve information from libraries, databases, and World Wide Web sites to enrich and expand curriculum is encouraged.

E-mail capabilities may be used to facilitate distance learning projects. E-mail will only be available for students 1/2 hour before and 1/2 hour after school.

List serves and news groups may be used to gain access to current information on local, state, national and work events.

Examples of inappropriate or unacceptable use(s) of these resources include, but are not limited to, those uses that violate the law, the rules of network etiquette, or hamper the integrity or security of any network connected to the Internet. Some unacceptable practices include:

Transmission of any material in violation of any US or state law, including but not limited to: copyrighted material; threatening, harassing, pornographic, or obscene material; or material protected by trade secret is prohibited. The transmission of copyrighted materials without the written permission of the author or creator through school/institution E-mail or other network resources in violation of US copyright law is prohibited. As with all forms of communications, E-mail or other network resources may not be used in a manner that is disruptive to the work or educational environment. The display or transmission of messages, images, cartoons or the transmission or use of E-mail or other computer messages that are sexually explicit constitute harassment which is prohibited by BGHS. It is also illegal for anyone to knowingly allow any telecommunications facility under their control to be used for the transmission of illegal material.

The use for personal financial or commercial gain, product advertisement, political lobbying, or the sending of unsolicited junk mail, or chain letters is prohibited.

Vandalism is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, any attempt to harm or destroy the data of another user, the network/Internet, or any networks or sites connected to the network/Internet. Attempts to breach security codes and/or passwords will also be considered a form of vandalism.

The creation, propagation, and/or use of computer viruses is prohibited.

The forgery, reading, deleting, copying, or modifying of electronic mail messages of other users is prohibited.

Deleting, examining, copying, or modifying files and/or data belonging to other users is prohibited.

Willful destruction of computer hardware or software, or attempts to exceed or modify the parameters of the system are prohibited. Nothing in this policy shall prohibit a BGHS operator from intercepting and stopping E-mail messages which have the capacity to overload the computer resources. Discipline may be imposed for intentional overloading of the BGHS computer resources.

Access to the BGHS E-mail and similar electronic communication systems is a privilege and certain responsibilities accompany that privilege. BGHS users are expected to demonstrate the same level of ethical and professional manner as is required in face-to-face or written communications. Anonymous or forged messages will be treated as a violation of this policy.

Unauthorized attempts to access another person’s E-mail or similar electronic communications or to use another’s name, E-mail or computer address or workstation to send E-mail or similar electronic communications is prohibited and may subject the individual to disciplinary action.

All users must understand that the school cannot guarantee the privacy or confidentiality of electronic documents and any messages that are confidential as a matter of law should not be communicated over the E-mail.

BGHS reserves the right to access E-mail to retrieve school information and records, to engage in routine computer maintenance and housekeeping, to carry out internal investigations, or to disclose messages, data or files to law enforcement authorities.

Any information contained on a school computer’s hard drive or computer disks which were purchased by the school are considered the property of the school.