Driving & Parking on Campus

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(The information found on this page was last updated on November 7, 2008.)

Rules and Regulations:

Students who drive a motor vehicle to school must know and obey the following rules:

  1. Each student must register his/her vehicle each school year.
  2. Each student must display a parking permit for the current year and park in assigned spaces.
  3. Driving from school grounds during school hours is not allowed without permission.
  4. Speeding or careless driving on school grounds and on streets bordering the school is not permitted.
  5. Parking in a no-parking area is a direct violation.
  6. Sitting in cars is not permitted. A student must leave his/her car within one minute after arriving at school.
  7. Students may not go out to the parking lot during school hours unless permission is obtained from the office.
  8. Any illegally parked vehicle is subject to be towed at owner's expense.
  9. Parking on school grounds without a permit could result in disciplinary action.
  10. Parking on unpaved areas is not permitted.
  11. Students may lose their driving privileges (and/or other disciplinary action may be taken) when they violate any of these rules.


Certificates of Attendance

Students who plan to obtain their learners permits for driving must have a Certificate of Attendance form from their school. The student must be in compliance with TCA 49-6-3017, which states that if a student misses ten (10) consecutive days, fifteen (15) days in one semester, of fails half of his/her subjects at the semester grading period, the student's driving privileges will be revoked.

To have his/her driving priveleges reinstated, the following qualifications must be met:

  1. If lost due to attendance, the student must attend school for thirty (30) consecutive school days.
  2. If lost due to grades, the student must pass at least three of his/her classes at the end of the next semester.
Requests for attendance forms will only be taken on Mondays. If the student qualifies, the form may be picked up in the main office the following Friday.