FILE:  JGFF

Cf:  JCAB

 

STUDENT USE OF PERSONAL VEHICLES

 

 

The Lafayette Parish School Board shall require any student operating any motor vehicle on a school campus to have a valid personal driver’s license, vehicle license, and proof of liability insurance for the vehicle driven.

 

At the time of student registration, or at the beginning of each school year, each student, with written consent of their parent/guardian or owner of the vehicle, shall register his/her vehicle and vehicle license number with the principal or his/her designee.  Written consent of the student and parent/legal guardian or owner of the vehicle shall not only include written consent to search the vehicle anytime a search is warranted by school officials in accordance with School Board policy, as well as for health, safety or security reasons, but shall also release the school and School Board from any liability for damages that may occur to the vehicle while on School Board property. The school shall provide a school parking permit to be placed in the window of each student-driven vehicle that has been registered.  A copy of the student’s driver’s license and proof of insurance shall be submitted at the time of vehicle registration.  A student failing to register his/her vehicle shall surrender his/her right to oper­ate vehicles on the school campus.

 

If a school staff member or faculty member observes a student operating a vehicle in an unsafe manner on the school campus or at school related activities, the student may lose his/her privilege to operate a vehicle on campus.  The staff or faculty member observing such actions shall report them to the principal or to his/her designee.  No more than one warning shall be given a student concerning unsafe vehicle operation.  A second instance of unsafe operation shall result in loss of parking privileges.

 

Safety rules shall include the following.

 

  1. All cars, trucks, motorcycles, motorbikes, motorscooters, and bicycles shall be parked in the prescribed place designated by the principal and may not be moved during the school day without permission of the principal or his/her designee.

  2. Students may not sit in cars parked on the campus or the streets surrounding the schools any time during school hours.

  3. No student may leave school during the school day or at noon hour unless he/she is checked out by his/her parents or legal guardian.  If an automobile is used by the student checking out, no one may ride in the automobile except with approval of parents or legal guardians of all passengers, as well as the driver.

  4. Violation of traffic or school parking rules, unsafe driving on campus or possession of illegal materials in vehicle (firearms, alcohol, drugs, etc.) shall be cause for revocation of the student’s parking permit.

 

Adopted as JGFF-R prior to 1975

Revised:  October 7, 2015

 

 

Ref:    La. Rev. Stat. Ann. §17:81

Board minutes, 10-7-15

 

Lafayette Parish School Board