NORTH ORANGE COUNTY REGIONAL OCCUPATIONAL PROGRAM (NOCROP)

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About the Student Handbook We want all students to be safe, satisfied, and successful in our ROP classes. This handbook describes the rights and responsibilities of ROP students and staff. It is a valuable reference for students, parents, and staff. Please note that policies and procedures may change between annual publications of this handbook. Total course costs may change without prior notice. For current policies, procedures, costs, and updates, please visit our website at www.nocroa.us. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any ROP staff member — we are here to serve! Academic Honesty Board Policy 5131.9 The Governing Board believes that academic honesty and personal integrity are fundamental components of a student's education and character development. The Board expects that students will not cheat, lie, plagiarize, or commit other acts of academic dishonesty. Students, parents/guardians, staff, and administrators shall be responsible for creating and maintaining a positive educational climate that encourages honesty. Students found to have committed an act of academic dishonesty shall be subject to ROP discipline rules. Acceptable Use Policy for Electronic Resources and Technology Board Policy 6185 The Governing Board intends that technological resources provided by the ROP be used in a safe, responsible and appropriate manner in support of the instructional program and for the advancement of student learning. The Board desires to protect students from access to inappropriate matter on the Internet. To that end, the ROP shall ensure that all ROP computers with Internet access have a technology protection measure that blocks or filters Internet access to visual depictions that are obscene, pornographic, or otherwise harmful to minors, and that the operation of such measures is enforced. The ROP shall also implement rules and procedures designed to restrict student access to harmful or inappropriate matter on the Internet and to protect the safety and security of students and student information when using electronic communication. The ROP shall further ensure student safety through age -appropriate instruction regarding the ROP's acceptable use policy and the safe use of social networking sites and other Internet services, including the dangers of posting personal information online, misrepresentation by online predators, and how to report inappropriate or offensive content or threats. Student use of ROP computers shall be limited solely to instructional purposes. Access to social networking sites is prohibited and punishable under ROP policy; and, to the extent possible, access to such sites shall be blocked on ROP computers with Internet access. Staff shall supervise students while they are using online services and may ask teacher aides, student aides, and volunteers to assist in this supervision. The ROP shall notify students and parents/guardians about authorized uses of district computers, user obligations, and responsibilities, and consequences for unauthorized use and/or unlawful activities in accordance with ROP regulations and the ROP's Acceptable Use Policy (Exhibit 6185. Before using the ROP's technological resources, each student and his/her parent/guardian shall sign and return an Acceptable Use Policy specifying user obligations and responsibilities. The Superintendent or designee, with input from students and appropriate staff, shall regularly review this policy, the accompanying administrative regulation, and other relevant procedures to help ensure that the ROP adapts to changing technologies and circumstances. I. PURPOSE The Governing Board recognizes that it is important for students to have access to electronics -based research tools and resources and to master technology skills for their application to learning, problem -solving, production of work, and presentation of information. The Board also recognizes that while these extraordinary learning opportunities and enriching educational materials, they also provide persons with illegal or unethical El