Rules For A School-Driving Permit In Waukee

Waukee IA

13 April, 2021

7:15 AM

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Press release from the City of Waukee: April 9, 2021 Driving to school is an adult-level responsibility, which students need to take seriously in order to keep themselves and others safe; this also helps protect students' privileges to drive. This license allows students to drive without adult supervision between the hours of 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. Below are the rules that apply to having a school permit: Be at least 14 ½ years old. Complete an Iowa-approved driver education course. Hold an instruction permit and a clean driving record for at least six consecutive months immediately before applying for a minor school license. Live one mile or more from the school in which currently enrolled. Drive from home to school(s) of enrollment or school-sponsored activities using the most direct and accessible route. Public school students are limited to driving within the school district of enrollment or a contiguous district, and accredited nonpublic school students are limited to driving within a 50-mile driving distance. Activities must be at the school(s) of current enrollment. Drive to a school that is not your school of enrollment to participate in extracurricular activities. Activities must be in a contiguous (bordering) school district for public school students, or not more than 50 miles driving distance for private school students, and must be held at a site, facility or school designated for the activity under a sharing agreement between schools, or conducted at a site or facility that the school of current enrollment has designated to accommodate extracurricular activities. Drive to and from home to the closet bus stop. Stop for fuel while on route at the closet gas station off route. CanNOT use a cell phone, smart phone, tablet or other electronic communication devices while driving. CanNOT carry more than ONE minor passenger that is not a relative when driving. A relative means a sibling living in the drivers' SAME home. CanNOT pick up other minors along the school route on the way to school. What if the rules are broken? The license may be suspended if convicted of a traffic violation (including, but not limited to, speeding, reckless driving, failure to obey a traffic signal, etc.), violate any of the restrictions on the license, or are involved in a crash the student driver in question caused or contributed to. First Offense: The license may be suspended for 30 days and a fee must be paid to reinstate the minor school license. Second Offense: The license will be revoked for 30 days and a fee must be paid to reinstate to an instruction permit for six months before becoming eligible again for a minor school license. Please call the Waukee PD at 515-978-7979 with questions. This press release was produced by the City of Waukee. The views expressed here are the author's own.