Student Driving and Parking

ESM Central High School Student Driving & Parking Policy

All Juniors and Seniors who wish to drive to school must follow the Student Driving & Parking Policy, register their vehicles with the school, and receive a parking tag.   Juniors and Seniors are allowed to drive to school as a matter of privilege, not of right.  A student who is in violation of the driving policy may lose his/her parking privileges and have his/her vehicle towed at the owner’s expense.

The following is the ESM Student Driving & Parking Policy:
Students must

• Be a Junior or a Senior;
• Meet the “Eligibility Rules” for extra-curricular and athletics as outlined in the Student Handbook;
• Complete an ALIVE @ 25 driving course.

Each vehicle that a student drives to school must be registered and re-registered each year.

• Forms are available in the main office and online.
• Student must provide a copy of their driver’s license, insurance card, and registration.

All State Vehicle and Traffic Laws must be obeyed at all times

• Violations of any law may result in Law Enforcement action and/or a school sanction.

All students who drive to school must have the official driving tag prominently displayed from the rear view mirror.

Students may lose their driving privileges if they:

• are academically ineligible for a given marking period;
• park in areas other than student spaces the stadium parking lot;
• drive in a dangerous or reckless manner;
• are truant;
• exceed five (5) unexcused lates to school;
• cut a class/study hall/lunch;
• transport students off school grounds during the day;
• leave school grounds during the day without authorized permission;
• loiter in the stadium parking lot during the day;
• give their car keys to another student;
• drive to school without their proper parking tag.

The ESM School District retains authority to conduct routine patrols of the student parking lot and to inspect the exteriors of student automobiles on school property.

• The interiors of student vehicles may be inspected whenever a school authority has “reasonable suspicion” to believe that illegal or unauthorized materials are contained inside.
• Such patrols and inspections may be conducted without notice, without a student’s consent, and without a search warrant.

Students who do not return their driving tag at the end of the school year will be not be issued a driving tag for the next school year unless a fee of $10.00 is paid.