Purpose
Student email is primarily intended for school-related communication: with staff, classmates, and outside resources for assignments and collaboration. Personal use is permitted as long as it does not disrupt the school or classroom environment. Use of student email aligns with the school’s code of conduct, which may be applied for disciplinary purposes.
Expectations for Student Email Use
Student communication through Leander Gmail will:
- Follow the Leander 10 Ethical Principles
- Be productive: transferring work and communicating with teachers, students, and collaborators
- Occur appropriately: as determined by teachers or administrators
Student Responsibilities
Students must:
- Keep their password secure
- Take responsibility for messages sent from their account; do not send abusive, threatening, or illegal messages
- Report unusual activity: spam, obscene emails, or attempts to lure students into unsafe behaviors.
- Do not delete the email; keep it accessible for campus staff review
Be Gmail SMART
- Secure: Keep your personal information private. Never share personal information (i.e., school ID, grades, log-in information, etc)
- Monitor: Note your language and your intent.
- Appropriate: Keep email content appropriate. Use your district email to send and receive resources, such as photos, web links, and schedules. Do not share files for which you do not have legal rights (copyright).
- Report: If you receive or observe an email you believe to be inappropriate or hurtful, please:
- Do not respond/reply to the inappropriate email
- Save the email
- Report it to a district employee immediately
- Ten Ethical Principles: Respect yourself and others when using email.
