GENERAL POLICIES Acceptable Use Policy con昀椀dential business or proprietary information, personal abuse BB&N provides technology devices, software and systems access of the system, or to simply monitor work 昀氀ow or productivity. (collectively the “Systems”) for business purposes so that employees This includes, without limitation, individual hard drives and any may perform the essential functions of their positions. Use of the information on any computer owned, leased, rented, or maintained Systems must be consistent with BB&N’s policies and mission. Use by BB&N, which may include emails to or from any BB&N issued of the Systems that is discriminatory, harassing, negatively impacting email account, any personal account information that may be school business or infringing on copyright laws will not be tolerated accessed from a BB&N computer, documents drafted on BB&N and may be grounds for separation from employment. Use of the technology resources, internet sites accessed, and/or phone calls and Systems for solicitation of non-BB&N business is prohibited. any messages made or received from any phone systems owned, leased, rented, or maintained by BB&N. Employees must take proper care in safeguarding BB&N’s Systems from damage or inappropriate access. Employees may not modify or All passwords and security used in connection with BB&N technology install any software or hardware on the Systems without 昀椀rst obtaining resources are BB&N’s property and must be available to BB&N, upon permission from the Director of Digital Learning. Employees must also request, for any reason. The use of passwords by employees does not keep any passwords con昀椀dential and not allow third parties to access preclude authorized persons to access BB&N’s technology resources. the Systems. Social Media Policy The Systems are all BB&N property in which there is no expectation of For purposes of this Policy, “social media” includes all means of content privacy. Any information transmitted, received or stored via the communicating or posting content of any kind on the internet or any Systems is retrievable and BB&N has the right to access and monitor other system. Employees should not access social media during work the same at any time. Content on the Systems may also be subject to hours for personal use unless such access is work-related. production in response to a public records request. Employees may not “friend” or “follow” students. Employees should No Expectation of Privacy keep all personal social media accounts private so that students do Users should have no expectation of privacy in connection with the not have access to them. Employees should consider these same rules entry, creation, transmission, receipt, or storage of information via for recent graduates of BB&N. BB&N’s technology resources (laptops, iPads, phones issued by BB&N). The posting of discriminatory, harassing or other illegal material is Users waive any right to privacy in such information, and consent to prohibited. The posting of defamatory or con昀椀dential information access and disclosure of such information by authorized personnel. As concerning the BB&N community is prohibited. Employees may also with all other property, BB&N technology resources and information is not post information on personal accounts that creates the impression subject to inspection, search and disclosure without advance notice by they are expressing views on behalf of BB&N. As members of a school persons designated or acting at the direction of the BB&N, as required community, employees must exercise appropriate judgment and by law or as necessary to ensure the e昀케cient and proper administration discretion in their social media postings. Social media postings on and operation of BB&N’s technology resources. non-BB&N business is personal accounts, even if made on personal devices, o昀昀-site, during prohibited. non-work hours, may have a disruptive e昀昀ect on BB&N’s operations. Authorized persons may inspect and search BB&N’s technology BB&N will, in its sole discretion, determine whether any particular resources and disclose information to investigate theft, disclosure of posting, communication, or action violates this Policy. - 21 -