District-Owned Cellular Telephone Use Policy
Cellular telephones that are owned by DeKalb County School System (“DCSS”) should be used only for official business related activities, when a safe, convenient and less costly alternative is not available. Personal use of an assigned unit shall be limited to the extent possible, and generally used for emergency purposes only. Cellular telephones shall be issued to employees as determined by the department head when job functions meet the following criteria:
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Employee requires considerable time outside of their assigned office or work area and it is important to the District that they are accessible during those times;
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Employee is required to be accessible outside of scheduled or normal working hours; or
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Employee is required to act as a first responder to emergency situations.
Legal References
- O.C.G.A. 10-01-0912 — Notification required upon breach of security regarding personal information (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 10-12-0012 — Retention of electronic records (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0090 — Georgia Computer Systems Protection Act (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0091 — Computer Related Crime (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0092 — Computer Crimes: Definitions (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0093 — Computer crimes defined (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0093.1 — Misleading transmittal (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0094 — Violations (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-09-0122 — Attempting or conspiring to attempt identity fraud (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-12-0100.1 — Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 16-12-0100.2 — Computer or electronic pornography and child exploitation prevention (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0167.1 — Public meetings on proposed annual budget; notice; electronic copies; exceptions for certain nonprofits (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 20-02-0666 — Activities by operators; limitations (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 38-03-0022.2 — Sharing and reporting of cyber attacks and data breaches; reports or records confidential; construction with other provisions (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 39-05-0001 — Online internet safety definitions (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 39-05-0002 — Subscriber's control of minor's use of internet (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 39-05-0003 — Immunity (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 39-05-0004 — Internet safety report of certain information (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 42-01-0012 — State Sexual Offender Registry (Lexis)
- O.C.G.A. 50-18-0071 — Right of access; timing; fees; denial of requests; impact of electronic records (Lexis)
- 15 USC 6501 — Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Definitions
- 15 USC 6502 — Children's Online Privacy Protection Act-Regulation of unfair and deceptive acts in collection and use of personal info from and about children
- 15 USC 6503 — Children's Online Privacy Protection Act - Safe harbors
- 47 USC 254(h)(5) — Universal Service-Requirements for certain schools with computers having Internet access