While engaging in remote learning, East Penn School District will continue to strive to provide a healthy, safe, and positive learning environment for all of our students. To promote these conditions, school community members will still be held to the expectations and responsibilities that are outlined in this document.
Guidance for Families
As always, support from families is essential for our students to succeed. Families can contact the school via the parent/guardian portal, email, or a telephone call to communicate with teachers about student academic progress. The safety of our students is of highest priority to the School District. We encourage families to review responsible and safe usage of technology with their children. For example, remind your child(ren) not to share their passwords, their location, or any personal information on the internet. Additionally, some internet sites have content that is inappropriate for children so we encourage families to regularly monitor the websites their children are visiting. If you identify a security and/or safety problem with the school’s computers and/or educational platform, please notify a school administrator (i.e. principal, assistant principal) immediately. Families should ensure that students can participate in digital learning in a space that is conducive for learning and success.
Guidance for Students
Students can help to make digital learning a success by abiding by these core responsibilities:
- Respect all members of the school community
- Understand and comply with school rules and expectations
- Behave in a manner that focuses on academic success
- Protect your passwords – passwords should be kept secret from everyone except your parents/guardians
- Follow your school’s dress code
The following behaviors are considered violations of the Code of Conduct among others:
- Inappropriate use of an electronic device – this includes sexting (sending sexual images or videos), videotaping fights, videotaping someone in a place where they have an expectation of privacy, or posting content that impacts the school community in a negative manner.
- Destruction of property – this includes the damaging or defacing of school property or the personal property of another school community member.
- Photographing/recording others during class sessions – this includes sharing or posting photographs and/or recordings on any online forum.
- Cheating/Plagiarism – this includes copying or plagiarizing content from the internet or from a classmate.
- Bullying and cyberbullying – this includes repeated intentional conduct that is directed at another student or students and has one of the following effects: (1) substantially interfere with a student’s education, (2) creates a hostile learning environment, and/or (3) substantially disrupts school operation.
- Harassment – this includes verbal, written, graphic or physical conduct relating to an individual’s gender, age, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, national origin, religion, disability, English language proficiency, socioeconomic status, and/or political beliefs. Students should be mindful that their clothing, artwork, posters or other items visible to the online classroom may be considered offensive or could violate the board-approved harassment policy.
- Sexual misconduct – any unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature that does not meet the definition of sexual harassment.
Profane or obscene language or gestures – this includes cursing or using disrespectful, insulting or explicit language/gestures.