Property of the Columbus Grove Local Board of Education shall not be taken from any school building, office or grounds for private use or for loan to any employee or other individual or to any outside organization except with the approval of the building principal or the Superintendent.

The user of District owned equipment shall be fully liable for any damage or loss occurring to the equipment during the period of its use, and shall be responsible for its safe return. The use of District owned equipment off school property is subject to the same rules and conditions of use that are in effect when the equipment is used on school property.

A Board employee may use Board-owned technology including cellular telephones; personal digital assistants ("pdas"); laptop computers; and other technology devices for school use off of school property. Technology devices owned by the Board may contain personally identifiable information about District students and/or staff. Federal and State laws prohibiting disclosure of such personally identifiable information apply to electronic records stored on technology devices. Board employees are advised to exercise caution when transferring personally identifiable information onto disks, flash drives, and other technology devices. A Board employee who loses or misuses student or staff personally identifiable information will be subject to disciplinary action as determined by the Board.

Revised 6/19/06
Revised 5/21/07