90 days. The laptop is re-imaged and/or games, movies, images, and chat programs are uninstalled. This is at the discretion of the IT Desk staff, given the situation. - the student becomes a 90-day user - the student will receive a disciplinary response - warnings are set back to zero
Laptop Care and Control Policy Care and Control: Once a student is assigned a laptop, its care and control are their responsibility. Laptops must either be with the student or locked in a secure place such as a school locker. Laptop Bag: Students must use the SAS shoulder bag with the padded laptop sleeve to transport and store their laptops. No other laptop bags are permitted. Laptop Identification Labels: All laptops and power adapters are uniquely labelled with stickers on the bottom that are not to be removed. Laptop Protective Top Sticker: The school installs a specially ordered and fitted top cover sticker on each laptop, which is not to be peeled off. Students who remove the protective sticker will be charged for a replacement. If damage is done to the original top cover while unprotected, students will also be charged for the replacement cover. Accidental Damage (AD) Warnings: Accidents will happen, and the school strives to minimize the disruption these incidents cause to parents and students. To help mitigate the high costs of repairs, the school participates in Dell’s Accidental Damage Protection (ADP) program. While this covers a portion of the cost associated with most accidental damages, students will still be held accountable for their lack of care. Any damage to the laptop will result in an AD warning and could include a deductible fine. AD warnings can be assigned because of damage to either a student’s own laptop or another student’s laptop. In cooperation with Dell’s Tech Direct support technicians, the IT Desk staff will determine the cause and severity of damage and assess a warning for each incident of accidental damage. Willful damage will be dealt with more severely. A student who willfully damages their own or another student’s laptop will be fined the full cost of replacement parts and may face other disciplinary responses from the school. Major Accidental Damage Warning: The IT Desk will assign Major AD Strikes for serious accidental damage such as broken screens, motherboards, hard drives, and RAM. •
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Major AD Warning 1: The student, parents, advisor, and Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School will be notified by email that the student is at fault for accidental laptop damage. The IT Desk will submit an ADP Claim with Dell. Major AD Warning 2: The student is responsible for paying a $100 deductible. The deductible must be paid through the Business Office. The laptop will not be returned to the student until the deductible is paid. The parents, advisor, and Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School will be notified. Since the one ADP claim for each student is all that is covered by the official Dell ADP program, the school will cover the hardware repair costs required if it is determined this is not willful damage. Each student gets only one ADP Claim with Dell per academic year. Major AD Warning 3+: The student is responsible for paying a $100 deductible and will receive a disciplinary response. The deductible must be paid through the Business Office. The laptop will not be returned to the student until the deductible is paid. The parents, advisor, and Assistant Head of School, Director of Upper School will be notified. The school will cover the required hardware repair costs if it is determined this is not willful damage. Major AD Warnings are NOT set back to zero until the start of a new 27
