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Mr. Chester Terrell is our Drivers' Education Coordinator

Mr. Terrell has come on board to interface between the school and the Drivers Education Program. Please go to him, in the front office, for Drivers' Eligibility Certificates and other information.

Driver's Eligibility Certificates my be requested after report cards go home in June, students may arrange to bring them in if they are passing at least three of four subjects the second semester.

Students who need to drive their own car will need to get an application to park on campus from Deputy Coburn, our School Resource Officer. The fee for parking permits is $40. All cars must be registered by August 27 before you drive them on campus.  Parking applications my be downloaded here.

For more information on the DEC (Driving Eligibility Certificate) enacted in 1997 you can check out the NC DMV website or call Terry Blevins at 919/715-6912 at the North Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles. At FCHS, Driving Eligibility Certificates can be obtained in Student Services from the secretary.

A summary of the new North Carolina Graduated Driver Licensing Law that became effective on December 1, 1997, follows:

Level I: Limited Learner's Permit involves parents, guardians and/or other responsible drivers in the training of young drivers.

• Must be 15 or older, complete driver's education and obtain limited learner's permit.
• For at least 12 months, the Level I driver must be supervised by parent, guardian or other approved licensed driver who has been licensed at least five years.
• All people in vehicle driven by Level I driver must wear a seat belt and only the supervisor can ride in the front seat.
• For the first six months, a Level I driver may only drive from 5:00 AM to 9:00 PM with his/her supervisor.
• For the second six months, a Level I driver may drive at any time with his/her supervisor.
• The Level I driver must have no violations during the last six months to graduate to the next level.

Level II: Limited Provisional License protects young drivers during the night time hours when they are most at risk.

• Unsupervised driving is allowed between 5:00 AM and 9:00 PM or when driving to or from work.
• Unsupervised driving is also allowed to or from an activity of a volunteer fire department, volunteer rescue squad or volunteer emergency medical service if the driver is a member of the organization.
• Supervised driving is allowed any time.
• All people in a vehicle driven by a Level II driver must wear a seat belt.
• The Level II driver must have six months of violation-free driving to graduate to the next level.

Level III: Full Provisional License rewards violation-free driving.

• Unsupervised driving is allowed at any time.
• Level III driver is subject to all other conditions of provisional license.

This page last edited 08/09/07.