C. Students should be careful about how much and what kind of identifying information is posted
online. It is unwise to put information like date of birth, social security number, and phone
number on line because it could leave students open to identity theft or stalking. Networks like
Facebook provide numerous privacy settings for information contained in its pages;; students
should use these settings to protect private information.
D. Some students may be interested in establishing a LTC-related (using the Lakeshore
Technical College name, LTC acronym, LTC program name, or any other identifying element
of the college) social network presence in order to connect and/or disseminate information
related to college life or activities. The establishment of such pages or sites shall be
coordinated through the office of Student Success.
E. LTC reserves the right to change or amend the Social Network Regulatory Limitations at any
time.
Illegal Activity
A. Any illegal use of the network, or its use in support of such activities, is strictly prohibited. Illegal
activities are defined as a violation of local, state, and/or federal laws.
B. The submission, publication or transmission of information or data of any type for the purpose
of planning, preparing or engaging in criminal activity of any type is strictly prohibited.
C. College officials will report actual or suspected criminal conduct to law enforcement authorities.
Viewing or Distributing Obscene or Pornographic Materials
A. Students may not intentionally access, download, store, or transmit obscene or pornographic
sites, materials, files or messages through the College District Information Systems or using
any College District computing and telecommunicating networks, equipment or computing
resources to include, but not limited to, any sites, materials, messages, or files, which:
1. Contain adult oriented or pornographic images, written materials, or discussions;;
2. Are restricted to adults or persons age 21 or over because of adult oriented sexual or
violent content;;
3. Contain sexually explicit images or materials of any type, to include images of the
human body which depict nudity or sexual excitement, as well as actual or simulated
sexual acts.
Conduct of this character is not, and will not be recognized as appropriate or authorized
use of College computing equipment, information systems and networks for personal,
academic, administrative, or business purposes.
B. Violation of the foregoing section IV., A., of this policy will result in disciplinary action under
section VI., below.
Suspension of Privileges by Manager of Student Services Operations
A. The College's VP of Student Services or the College’s Information Technology Director may
suspend a student's access privileges for as long as necessary to protect the College's
computing resources. As soon as practicable following the suspension, the Manager of
Student Services Operations must take the following actions:
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