Frederick County Public Schools (“FCPS”) provides a computer system, including Internet at school buildings, to promote educational excellence by facilitating learning, resource sharing, innovation and communication. Use of this computer system is a privilege and not a right, and all users are required to adhere to the guidelines established by FCPS to ensure a safe, educational, and legally compliant online environment for all students and staff.
These guidelines are provided in FCPS Regulation 323R, Students - Acceptable Computer System Use and FCPS Regulation 567R-A, Personnel - Acceptable Computer System Use. These regulations specifically define what is considered acceptable use of the FCPS computer system and the types of uses that are prohibited.
Users of the FCPS computer system have no expectation of privacy. FCPS reserves the right to monitor all computer and Internet activity by all users, including students and staff. In addition, individuals using the FCPS computer system to access electronic mail, social media, and other networks shall have no expectation of privacy for those accounts.
For additional information, please see:
- Virginia Code § 22.1-70.2
- FCPS Policy 323P, Students - Acceptable Computer System Use
- FCPS Regulation 323R, Students - Acceptable Computer System Use
- FCPS Policy 567P, Personnel - Acceptable Computer System Use
- FCPS Regulation 567R-A, Personnel - Acceptable Computer System Use
- FCPS Regulation 567R-B, Personnel - Electronic Mail, Social Media and Networking
- FCPS Regulation 567R-C, Personnel - Instructional Use of Social Networking Sites by Employees
- FCPS Regulation 567R-D, Personnel - Maintaining Appropriate and Professional Relationships with Students