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Chromebook Violations

 

Gold Hill Middle School Chromebook Violation and Discipline Plan

Level 1 Violations

     1st offense – Loss of MTC point (put in EH as a minor infraction)

     2nd offense – Loss of MTC point (put in EH as a minor infraction)

     3rd offense and beyond – Office Referral (additional MTC points will be lost)

Includes but is not limited to the following behaviors:

Using chromebook without

permission

Posting irrelevant information on Google classroom

Screen damage/failure to report damage

Chatting/emailing other students

Inappropriate use of music

Gaming without permission

Eating/drinking while using Chromebook

Incorrectly putting Chromebook away

Mishandling Chromebook/ transporting Chromebook with the screen open

Searching content or pictures of non-academic or unassigned material

 

Level 2 Violations

Any offense classified as level 2, a major classroom disruption, or criminal conduct will be referred immediately to an administrator and/or the School Resource Officer. The administrator will notify parents and determine discipline. Only an administrator can assign ISS or OSS.

Examples of administrator discipline include:

● Restricted use of device/restricted user

● In-school suspension (1-5 days)

● Out of school suspension (1-5 days)

Includes but is not limited to acceptable use policy violations and the following behaviors:

Downloading and watching movies

Accessing inappropriate literature

Vandalizing chromebook

Inappropriate language

communicated via chromebook- cursing, hateful, sexual, and/or derogatory

Sharing inappropriate websites,

materials, videos, images, or

photos

Accessing another person’s

account to purposefully tamper

with his/her work

Unauthorized use of another

student’s device or account

Photographing or taking videos of others without permission

Using the chromebook for

cheating

Bullying using the device

(cyberbullying)

Accessing or sharing inappropriate messages – sexual or hurtful in nature

 

Level 3 Violations

Include criminal offenses that require the involvement of law enforcement and may require arrest and/or a recommendation for expulsion.

Possession and use of a personal and/or school issued electronic devices on school property acknowledges consent to search the contents of the device in a school or criminal investigation. In such investigations, students will provide necessary login information if needed.

Misuse of technology outside of school that impacts the people or environment on campus may also necessitate similar disciplinary consequences and searches.

 

The administration reserves the right to handle any of the above action or any other action determined to be a misuse of technology in the manner they feel is the most appropriate for all concerned. For additional information on acceptable use of technology, please refer to the FMSD Technology Acceptable Use Policy.


 

Updated 2/2025