Parking Policy

Parking Permit Disclaimer

All drivers and passengers must adhere to the CMS COVID-19 safety requirements mandated by CMS and Independence High School.

Parents & Students: Please read and understand that parking on campus is a privilege, not a right.

Transportation is provided for CMS students; therefore, student parking is a privilege granted by the school administration. By obtaining a parking permit, both the parent(s) and student acknowledge having read, understood and agreed to abide by all rules and guidelines of Independence High School as detailed in the Independence Parking Policy.

Tardiness or lateness will not be tolerated. You will be given your first warning when you receive your parking pass. After your first tardy or late arrival, a second verbal warning will be given. Your parents will be contacted upon your second tardy or late arrival, and the teacher will document this as a minor incident in the Educator’s Handbook. A one-day suspension of parking privileges will be enforced if a second tardy occurs within the same week. Upon the third infraction of tardiness or lateness, your parking privileges will be suspended for one week.

Further infractions will result in progressively longer suspensions. Violations of school parking rules will result in a $5 fine and/or the loss of parking privileges ranging from one day to the remainder of the school year. If deemed appropriate, parking control or an administrator may impose additional consequences.

Further infractions will result in progressively longer suspensions. Violations of school parking rules will result in a $5 fine and/or the loss of parking privileges ranging from one day to the remainder of the school year. Additional consequences may be imposed by parking control or an administrator if deemed appropriate.

Please refer to the Parking Tardy Policy and the Parking Tardy Violation/Notification Letter for further details.

When a vehicle other than the one listed on the application is driven to school, the student must obtain a temporary parking permit or register in advance with the AFJROTC Mobile (MC219). Temporary permits will be issued only to students with an existing parking permit who need to drive an alternate vehicle on a short-term basis (up to five days for maintenance). Vehicles not properly registered or parked outside designated student parking areas will be booted. A payment of a $5 fine and a $25 registration fee will be required before the boot is removed or the vehicle is towed at the owner's expense.

Note: Replacement stickers are available for $15 if a car is sold and replaced. Remove the old parking sticker before the sale and bring it to AFJROTC (Mobile MC219) with the $15 payment.

Requirements to Obtain an Independence High School Parking Permit:

• Provide a copy of your NC Driver’s License at the assigned permit distribution date.

• Provide a copy of the Vehicle Registration Card for the car the student will be driving at the assigned permit distribution date.

• Provide a copy of valid proof of insurance at the assigned permit distribution date.

• Maintain a minimum weighted cumulative GPA of 2.0 (verified by a school official).

• Have no existing financial obligations or fines to the school.

• Pay the $25.00 registration fee (see payment guidelines on the "Approved Applications" tab).

Permit distribution dates will be assigned to students after their applications have been approved.

INDEPENDENCE HIGH SCHOOL – PARKING POLICY

Policy: Vehicles not properly registered or parked outside the designated student parking area will be subject to being booted. If booted, a fine of $5 and/or  $25 must be paid before the boot is removed, depending on registration status. Students driving a car other than the one they have registered must obtain a temporary parking permit before school begins at 7:15 a.m.

Additional Guidelines:

• Unauthorized Campus Departure: Leaving campus or visiting your car during school hours without proper authorization may result in the loss of parking privileges.

• Parking Tardy Policy: Read and understand the parking tardy policy.

• Code of Conduct Infractions: Infractions may result in the loss of parking privileges. This applies to both the driver and passengers, as the driver is responsible for the conduct of their passengers.

• Academic Performance: Students falling below the mandated cumulative weighted GPA minimum of 2.0 will forfeit their parking privileges.

• Activity-Related Parking: Early release, work release, athletics, and other curricular activities do not qualify for a hardship request and will not affect the allocation of parking spots. All appeals must be addressed via email to Lt. Col. Jenkins (jeffreyj.jenkins@cms.k12.nc.us).

• Attendance: Driving to school is a privilege. Students who are consistently tardy in the mornings may lose this privilege after six tardies in a semester. Additionally, students may lose their parking privileges for accumulating 10 or more unexcused absences from a class during the semester.

• Unauthorized Parking Areas: Students parking in the teacher’s lot, administration reserved parking, sub parking, or visitors' parking will be booted and fined and may lose their current or future parking privileges.

• Unsafe Behavior: Reckless or unsafe driving, playing loud or inappropriate music, and non-compliance with adult directives while on campus may result in the loss of parking privileges.

• Financial Obligations: Students with outstanding tickets or other financial obligations will not be allowed to register until all obligations have been settled.

• Non-Compliance with Parking Privileges: Students who have lost their driving privileges but continue to park on campus will be booted or towed at the owner's expense.

2. Obtaining Your Parking Permit: Refer to the "Important Dates & Times" section for parking distribution dates and locations. You must obtain a permit and affix it to your vehicle before driving it to school. Vehicles without stickers attempting to enter the lot will be turned away. Note: An adult may purchase and receive your parking permit on your assigned day if they bring a copy of the student’s NC Driver’s License, current student ID card, proof of insurance, and vehicle registration.

3. Placement and Display of Parking Permit: Parking spots will be assigned. Permits must be affixed to the left side of the front windshield, where they will be visible to administrators and security associates. Refer to the provided diagram for correct placement.

4. Transfer of Permits: Parking permits are non-transferable and may not be given or sold to any other individual. No student is allowed to purchase a permit for another student or allow another student to use their parking permit under any circumstance. Violations will result in disciplinary action and loss of parking privileges. If a student obtains a parking permit through any method other than the correct application process, the parking decal will be revoked for all parties involved for the remainder of the school year.

5. Approved Student Parking Locations:

Students must park in their assigned numbered parking spaces for the entire school year.

If you have questions, please contact Lieutenant Colonel Jenkins at jeffreyj.jenkins@cms.k12.nc.us