2020-21 Permit Information

DE Course Contract of Understanding

Permit Practice Test for Students

General Permiting Information

No doubt your teenager is eagerly looking forward to obtaining a learner's permit and the privilege of taking traffic safety education. Your teenager must be at least 15 years old to apply for an early permit. As parents and instructors, we have a serious responsibility to provide our youth with an opportunity to learn to use the motor vehicle wisely and safely. The following information is provided to help you plan ahead for this vital instructional program.

Driver Education, including both classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, is offered through Amos Alonzo Stagg High School. Classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction is most effective when students are at the height of their own motivation to learn, and it is most valuable when they will soon be able to apply what has been learned. Therefore, we recommend that your teen apply for an early permit, which will allow students to begin practicing and developing their skills before the start of the second semester. Research shows that the more practice students have, the better driver they will become due to the exposure to a wide variety of driving experiences/situations.

Please be reminded that no person may legally drive any automobile upon the public highways or streets without a valid learners permit or license. The permit allows a driver who is at least 15 years old to operate the same vehicles as a Class D license, with certain restrictions. The teen must have a licensed driver who is at least 21 years old seated beside them in the vehicle and they must have permission from the teen’s parent. The permit may or may not allow the teen to drive in other states. Also, it is illegal for the owner of a motor vehicle to authorize or knowingly permit such vehicle to be driven upon a roadway by a person who is not properly licensed. Please remember that the impressions gained by young people while riding with you as a driver are highly resistant to change later on.