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Chromebook Use Policy

July 2024


Parent/Guardian and Student Guidelines/Agreement
Students of Guajome Schools are given the opportunity to use a school-owned Chromebook, which will also include a power cable. In caring for this Chromebook, the following guidelines must be reviewed:

Students will:

  • Use the Chromebook only for academic purposes

  • Use appropriate language and graphics, whether posting and publishing from home or from school, and when using blogs, podcasts, video, email, or other communication tools

  • Use only your assigned account(s)

  • Maintain confidentiality about usernames and passwords

  • Communicate only in ways that are kind and respectful

  • Never download or share illegal copies of music, games, videos, software, and other copyrighted materials

  • Give credit when using words or works of others

  • Bring the Chromebook to school every day--fully charged

  • Report the loss or damage of the Chromebook immediately to your classroom teacher

  • Keep the sound off or use headphones when the sound of the Chromebook may disturb others

  • Digitally publish work whenever possible

Students will NOT:

  • Remove or deface any identifying stickers or labels placed in or on the Chromebook by Guajome 

  • Allow other people to use their assigned Chromebook

  • View, use, or copy passwords, data, or networks to which they are not authorized

  • Reveal personal information (phone numbers, addresses, passwords, etc.) about themselves or others

  • Leave computers unsupervised at any time

  • Harass, bully, or threaten anyone

  • Use offensive or inflammatory language of any kind

  • Misrepresent themselves or others

Families will:

  • Supervise and monitor my child’s use of the Chromebook while he/she is away from school

  • Be responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing the Chromebook should the device be damaged, lost or stolen or if the student leaves Guajome without returning the Chromebook.

Damaged Chromebooks

Students with malfunctioning Chromebooks may take them to their teacher and ask to borrow a Chromebook while theirs is being repaired or replaced. 

General Care of the Chromebook

  • Do not place food or drink near the Chromebook.

  • Insert and remove cords, cables and flash drives carefully.

  • Do not deface the computer or case with writing, drawings, stickers, labels, substances, etc.

  • Do not place heavy objects on the Chromebook, or store where there is pressure on the screen.

  • Carry the Chromebook when it is closed. Never carry the Chromebook when it is open.

  • Clean the screen using only a soft, dry microfiber cloth. Do not use cleaning solutions on the screen.

  • Always keep the Chromebook in the protective case. It is the student’s responsibility to protect the device, even when the Chromebook is inside the case.

Chromebook Cost Examples
$200 - Lost device, destroyed charging port, water damage, or other damages that destroy a device beyond     
           economic repair
$60  - Broken screen
$20  - Lost or stolen charger
$10  - Damaged charger
$10  - Damaged or removed camera
$15  - Removal of keyboard key, charged per key
$5     - 3.55mm audio port damaged or plugged closed
$5     - Removal of rubber Chromebook feet/screw covers
$2     - Removal of asset identification or sticker removal
$2     - Cleaning fee for vandalizing the Chromebook in various ways, including attaching gum wrappers, nail 
           polish, permanent marker, pencil markings, sticker glue, etc.