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SCIT Catalog SCHOOL EMAIL ACCOUNTS The school utilizes a cloud -based platform provided by Google ("Gmail Accounts") to provide students with school email accounts. Students are assigned a school email account normally within one month after beginning their enrollment at the school. The school email account also serves as a Google Account that enables students to access a variety of Google Apps and Services while attending school. OWNERSHIP, PRIVACY AND RIGHT OF ACCESS DISCLOSURE The school owns all school email accounts, including all data transmitted or stored using the schools email accounts, subject to underlying copyright and intellectual property rights under applicable laws. While the school will make every effort to keep email messages secure, privacy is not guaranteed and students should have no general expectation of privacy in email messages sent through school email accounts. Under certain circumstances, it may be necessary for school officials to access and Inspect school email accounts. These circumstances may Include, but are not limited to, maintaining the system, investigating security or abuse incidents or investigating violations of school policies. The school reserves and retains the right to access and inspect stored information on school email accounts without the consent of the user. All school email users are bound by the schools Acceptable Use Policy and Google's Acceptable Use Policy, which can be found at the following URL https://gsuite.google.com/Intl/en/terms/use_policy.htmi, EXPIRATION OF SCHOOL EMAIL ACCOUNTS Students may leave the school for a variety of reasons, which gives rise to differing situations regarding the length of email privileges or expiration of accounts. The school does not guarantee school email accounts to be active after the student graduates or withdraws from the school. The school will establish policies, which may change from time to time, about the length of time it will allow school email accounts to remain active after a student leaves the school. The most recent policy in regards to the expiration of school email accounts can be obtained by contacting the Student Services Office. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY This policy details specific requirements for the use of school email accounts. The school reserves the right to suspend any student's school email account for violation of this policy or any policy outlined in the Student Code of Conduct or Computer Use Policy in the most recently published school catalog. Students given a school email account are expected to use such accounts for academic purposes and protect their accounts from unauthorized use. The exchange of any email content below is prohibited: • Generating unsolicited bulk emails; Infringing on or assisting with the infringement on another person's copyright or other property rights; • Violating or encouraging the violation of any federal or state laws; Intentionally distributing viruses, worms, Trojan horses, malware, corrupted files, hoaxes, or other items of a destructive or deceptive nature; • Generating or forwarding content that is profane, abusive, harassing, excessively violent, may incite or threaten violence, inappropriate or sexually offensive; • Creating a risk to a person's safety or health, creating a risk to public safety or health, or interfering with an investigation by law enforcement; • Misrepresenting the identity of the sender of an email or misrepresenting the nature of the Individuals relationship with the school; or • Acting as an agent or official of the school or conducting business under the aegis of the school without the school's explicit authorization. DRESS CODE The dress code is "Casual, but modest". No offensive statements on clothing ate permitted. SAFETY, FOOD & DRINK POLICY Students are required to observe all standard safety precautions. Students are not permitted to move any equipment or furniture on the campus. Students are not permitted to have food or drink In any of the buildings, except for water in spill proof containers. CELL PHONE USAGE POLICY Students may not use cell phones in the classroom or In areas marked as for no cell phones usage on the school premises. Unauthorized use of cell phones is In violation of the student code of conduct. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DISABLED STUDENTS Students with disabilities may request for reasonable accommodations to attend school by submitting a request In writing to the Student Services Office stating the following: (1) a description of the nature of the disability, (2) how the disability affects his or her ability to perform in academic activities at the school, and (3) the specific accommodations he or she Is requesting the school to make available. For certain cases, the school may request additional documentation that may Include, but is not limited to, a recent letter from a medical professional that verifies the disability and provides recommendations for reasonable accommodations. Reasonable accommodations are made available providing the requested accommodations do not cause an undue financial or administrative burden on the school, Page 34 of 69