STUDENT DRIVING AND PARKING PRIVILEGES
Students who hold a valid license and desire to drive their personal vehicle to school must apply for a
parking permit. Applications will be made available in the Assistant Principal’s office beginning the first
week of school. Completed applications with the accompanying fee should be returned to the Assistant
Principal’s office for administrative approval. Students whose parking application has been approved are
welcome to drive their cars to school, provided they comply with parking regulations. It should be kept in
mind that the privilege of parking can and will be taken from students who do not operate their car according
to the regulations listed below.
The following rules have been established to protect the operator or the car and the pedestrian on school
premises.
1. Students must park in a defined parking space (not outside lines or in fire lanes or in handicapped
areas, etc.) in the student parking lot only. Students are not permitted to park in any area reserved
for staff or visitors. SIGNS ARE POSTED IN UNAUTHORIZED AREAS-VEHICLE WILL
BE TOWED AT THE OWNER’S EXPENSE.
2. Students judged to be driving recklessly on school property will forfeit all driving
privileges. Reckless driving may also result in suspension from school for up to ten days.
3. Cars must always be operated in a safe manner; the speed limit on school grounds is 10
M.P.H. Such reckless actions as “burning rubber” and speeding are prohibited.
4. Loitering in automobiles or parking lot before, during, or after school is prohibited.
5. No car may leave the parking area until the driver’s last scheduled class (senior privileges are
the exception). Using a vehicle to leave school grounds without permission will result in loss
of parking permit in addition to disciplinary action. Unless they have school business, students
should not drive or park on school premises after they have left for the day.
6. In order to insure the safety of vehicles and their contents, NO STUDENT is allowed in the
parking lot during school hours. Students seen in the parking lot without administrative approval
will be subject to disciplinary action.
7. Students who have excessive tardiness to school will have parking privileges revoked.
8. Students whose grade point average is below a 1.7 (C-) may lose driving privileges.
9. The parking permit must be displayed at all times while the vehicle is on school property. Failure
to display your parking permit may result in revocation of the permit.
10. Buses have the right of way.
11. Students must refrain from smoking in their cars as long as the cars are on school property.
12. Students are not to use their own transportation to attend courses and/or practices offered at other
schools, (i.e., Asnuntuck, Enfield H.S., etc). unless given written parent/administration
authorization and are expected to utilize transportation provided by the Enfield Public Schools.
13. School administrators may search your vehicle while it is on school grounds if they have
reasonable suspicion that a search will yield evidence that school rules or policy have been
violated.
FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE ABOVE REGULATIONS WILL RESULT IN
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN ADDITION TO THE LOSS OF PARKING PRIVILEGES ON
SCHOOL GROUNDS. IN ADDITION, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL ENFORCE THE
PARKING POLICY BY ISSUING PARKING TICKETS. AFTER THE SECOND OFFENSE A
STATE INFRACTION WILL BE ISSUED.
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