Student Drivers at ECHS

Permission to Drive on Campus

Students enrolled at the Early College reach a point during their tenure where they would like to be able to drive their private vehicles to school with the ability to park unabated on campus. The ability to drive on campus is a privileged that is earned through hard work academically and observing the rules and policies set forth by the institution. The procedures outlined in this policy will be used to determine the eligibility, rights to park on campus, and consequences if infractions occur. Since there are a limited number of parking spaces, parking decals will be sold in order to respect the seniority and needs of our students. Super Seniors will have first priority, with Seniors second, and Juniors will have the remaining slots.

During the first week of school, Super Seniors will have the opportunity to buy their decals. After that week, Seniors will have their time to secure their decal, and following them, the Juniors will have their opportunity to buy a decal. If a Super Senior or Senior fail to buy their decal during their allowed time, they must wait until each group has had the opportunity to purchase their decal. Afterwards, it will be first come, first served.

Eligibility: Students are eligible to drive on campus the beginning of their junior year. They must have earned the academic credits to be considered a Junior at the beginning of their Junior year, with an unweighted grade point average of 2.0 or above. The GPA of 2.0 or above must be maintained throughout the duration of the student’s eligibility. If a student’s GPA falls below the required 2.0, the student will not be eligible to drive for the remainder of the semester or until the required GPA is obtained

Process: Once a student is eligible to drive on campus and wishes to exercise this privilege, they must seek an application from the principal and ensure they are familiar with the rules and procedures to drive on campus. The student and the parents then complete the application and return it to the principal, who will issue them a parking decal. This decal is good for one school year and must be renewed each school year.

Transferring of Decal: A decal cannot be transferred from one student to another for any reason. If a student wishes to obtain parking decals, they must submit their own application and pay the appropriate fees.

Suspension: A student’s parking privilege may be suspended for violating any rule contained in the parking permission application. The suspension may be for a number of days or termination, depending on the infraction and the frequency/number of offenses. The suspension is to include not maintaining the appropriate academic status.

Termination: If there are continuous infractions and a student fails to maintain the appropriate academic status, they may have their driving privileges terminated. In this case, the student may appeal this ruling to the principal within five days of the termination. The student may present evidence or rationale of why their driving privileges should be reinstated.

Fee: FREE

If a student parks their car on campus when their driving privilege has been suspended or terminated, they will be subject to administrative action.

Staff parking is directly in front of the building. Student parking is pictured below:

Franklin County Early College High School

Student Parking Frequently Asked Questions

How Much Does a Parking Permit Cost?

FREE

Parking Permits are TBD per school year

Where Can I Obtain My Parking Permit?

Front office - Mrs. Clinard - Once you submit a completed parking permit application you will receive a parking permit decal to display in your vehicle.

What Happens If I Don’t Get a Parking Permit?

Failure to obtain and display a Parking Permit in your vehicle will result in the loss of driving and parking privilege.

Where Can I Park On Campus?

Juniors, Seniors and Super Seniors Students are only allowed to park in the Franklin County Early College Student Parking Lot.

Seniors and Super Seniors may park in front of building 5 on Vance Granville Community College side of the campus during school hours.

Students must park at FCECHS at all times during school hours unless they have been given specific permission from school administration.

What Happens If I Don’t Display the Parking Permit?

Permits must be displayed in the front windshield. Failure to display a tag may result in the loss of parking privileges.

What Should I Do If I Lose My Parking Permit or Need to Change Vehicles?

Complete the necessary forms and request a replacement. Any updated vehicle changes need to be reported to office staff (Mrs. Sally Alston) as soon as possible. The permit will need to be switched to the new vehicle in order to park on campus.

Franklin County Early College High School

Student Parking Contract Agreement

Driving to school is a privilege and all students are expected to respect and obey all federal, state, county, and school laws and regulations associated with parking and driving.

The school has provided adequate parking for student vehicles and is not responsible for any property loss or damage while driving or parking on campus, nor is the school responsible for settling disputes arising from such incidents.

Students are expected to abide by the following rules as they relate to automobiles on campus:

· Only registered vehicles are allowed to park in the student parking area.

· The campus speed limit.

· Students will park only in the Student Parking Lot. No student will park in the teacher, staff, and visitor parking areas.

· Super Seniors will have first choice in obtaining a Parking Permit.

· Students must have a current FCECHS Parking Permit properly displayed in the front windshield.

· Students may not park in a manner that prevents other vehicles from entering or leaving the parking lot.

· Students may not loiter in the parking lot after arriving on campus.

· Students may not go to the parking lot during school hours, for any reason, without permission from a school administrator.

· Students may not leave campus and return to campus throughout the school day. Students are not allowed to leave campus to purchase lunch and return.

· The use of a vehicle to skip school, drive in a reckless/dangerous manner, or violate other school rules will result in the loss of parking privileges.

· Excessive tardiness will result in loss of parking privileges.

· Students should lock their cars each day to prevent theft.

Failure to abide by these regulations may result in loss or suspension of parking privileges on campus or towing of the vehicle at the owner’s expense.