Discussion List for campus-based and allied personnel working to end gender-based violence on campus.

It's a good idea to use language that prohibits students from 
downloading or accessing not only "material forbidden by law" but also 
specifically "using the university server or devices to access and/or 
send material deemed offensive under university community standards" -

this will enable you to prohibit more than what "law" disallows -

I also urge you to connect the dots, in policies re porn - between all 
forms of porn and sexual harassment - and Title IX -

You might end up with a case where you want to take action - but can't 
prove "child porn" or "offensive porn" - and making it clear that even 
mainstream porn CAN rise to the level of "sexual harassment" under 
Title IX will give you an extra tool - without which - you might have a 
problem with discipline because you gave no fair warning to the 
students.

Wendy Murphy