Defiance City School District
Bylaws & Policies
 

7530 - LENDING OF BOARD-OWNED EQUIPMENT

No item of Board-owned equipment shall be loaned for nondistrict school use off school property. If equipment is required for the use of those granted permission to use District facilities, it may be loaned in accordance with Board of Education policy on the use of school facilities.

District equipment may be removed from District property by students or staff members only when such equipment is necessary to accomplish tasks arising from their school or job responsibilities. The consent of the Superintendent is required for such removal.

A Board employee may use Board-owned technology including cellular telephones and laptop computers 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.

Personal use of Board equipment or facilities by staff or students will be in accordance with the Superintendent's administrative guidelines.

Revised 6/13/07