BFT Netiquette "Rules"

  1. Do not email during instructional time.
  2. Do not distribute any information which is political, slanderous, defamatory, libelous, or in any way critical of School Board of Brevard County or any of its employees.
  3. Do not use any student names in any emails.
  4. Do not use school email for membership recruitment.
  5. Do not forward jokes.
  6. Do not use all capital letters in your emails; it’s considered shouting.
  7. Do not send attachments that are not educationally related.
  8. School email cannot be used in any way for BFT elections.
  9. Do not email personal or sensitive material.
  10. Remember, email, even to BFT, if on a school computer, is public record.

2007-08 Contract Language regarding the use of Email
Article VI - Section L - Paragraph 8b
"The Acceptable Use Agreement for the use of the School Board of Brevard County’s electronic mail system shall be effective for the 2007-2008 school year:

The Brevard Federation of Teachers, hereinafter referred to as“BFT,” may have the use of the School Board of Brevard County, hereinafter referred to as “SBBC,” electronic mail system for the purpose of informing members of the bargaining unit of scheduled meetings and implementing the collective bargaining agreement. Should any employee, whether a member or a non-member, request the BFT cease sending them electronic mail communications, BFT shall immediately remove that employee’s name from the distribution list and shall not send the employee any further electronic communications. BFT shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws and SBBC policies regarding the use of such systems. All communications shall be during noninstructional
time.

The electronic mail system shall not be used for the distribution of information which is political, slanderous, defamatory, libelous, or in any way critical of SBBC, the Superintendent or any administrator or other employee of the School Board. It shall not be used for solicitation of non-members or for materials related to internal election of BFT officers. Should BFT or its representative, acting on behalf of BFT, violate the terms of the agreement, the Superintendent shall have authority to suspend the right to use the electronic system."

THE CORE RULES OF NETIQUETTE

The Core Rules of Netiquette are excerpted from the book Netiquette by Virginia Shea. Click on each rule for elaboration.

 

Updated: June 1, 2008
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