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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