The details below are in addition to the School Media Guidelines which should be read first

1. To be noted:

   1. Media Forms must be completed and kept up-to-date. If a device is not on a students form it will be confiscated

   2. ALL devices must be clearly labelled

   3. Pirated material is not allowed.

      1. Songs should be legally owned

      2. PSP games on memory cards are illegal and are therefore banned

2. limits:

   1. portable Harddrives can only be brought by students with prior permission from the relevant HOD and CSDept

   2. Students who are “blacklisted” ie who have broken the media policy previously will be limited to a maximum of 4 memory devices from among 1 mp3, 1 pen drive or hard drive , 1 camera with 1 memory card, 1 game device with 1 card, 1 phone and card. Extra devices may be left with CS dept. If a student has a reason to exceed this they should get permission from the CS dept. beforehand.

   3. Mobile phones should not have internet access.

3. Checks:

   1. At the beginning of each term we ask all students to hand in any memory devices they wish to connect to a school computer to be checked for viruses. Each device must be clearly and securely named and a listing of all files on it will be made.

   2. Blacklisted students must hand in all their devices for checking (for both viruses and media content)

   3. We will monitor for any copying of songs or games. This is clearly illegal whether or not the original copy is legal.

   4. Devices may be checked if there are grounds for suspicion.

   5. At the beginning of their first term, all students new to std 7-13 at Hebron will have their devices fully checked for materials including songs which break the media policy.

   6. A random spot check across all years will be made for unacceptable media.

4. punishments

   1. If a student is found to have a considerable amount of foul music or to have copied music they will be asked to delete all inappropriate music and reduce the number of songs to a prescribed limit

   2. Existence of pornographic material will result in the device (all devices?) being confiscated and other punishments as decided.

   3. Indecent/rude/inappropriate pictures or home movies will be dealt with as appropriate

   4. Over aged games will be deleted or the device confiscated until the end of term.

   5. Breaking the media policy will result in a student being “blacklisted” and/or their device(s) being banned for an appropriate length of time.