Car Permission Policy

CAR PERMISSION POLICY

Ridley College governs the use of cars by students very closely. Mainly in the interest of safety, we cannot have large numbers of students driving cars throughout the school day. In addition, we provide a program which requires students to be here throughout the day and we have no wish to see students leaving campus. We ask parents to please emphasize the rules to their daughters and sons and to support the School’s position.

1)Day students may use cars only to drive to and from school. They may not use their cars during the school day for any reason. Exceptions may be made only through the Assistant Headmaster of the Upper School.Day students with cars must park them in the designated areas:

Leonard, Mandeville Houses:In the parking lot at the south end of the 2CB. NOT in the Lower School drop-off circle

Merritt and Arthur Bishop Houses:In the parking lot beside the Griffith Gym or the Iggulden Gym

Gooderham and Dean’s Houses:Along the front drive SOUTH of the speed bumps before you reach Kenyon Lett House

2) Day students who are staying late in the evening may re-park their cars closer to their Houses after 5:00p.m. when the office staff have left for the day. Cars may never, however, be parked in fire lanes.

3) Day students who wish to drive a car MUST fill out a car permission form and have it signed by their parents. This form must be returned to Miss Lech, Assistant Headmaster of the Upper School.

4) Only students named as part of a car pool may drive with a student and may do so ONLY TO AND FROM SCHOOL.

5) Prefects and Housecaptains may only drive their own cars and may drive in other Prefects and Housecaptains’ cars, but ONLYif permission has been granted by Housemaster or Assistant Headmaster of Student Affairs

A parent may send in written permission that states that said Prefect/Housecaptain may travel with said fellowPrefect/Housecaptain for the full Academic year. This will avoid the necessary written permission being sent in each time.

Prefects and Housecaptains must sign out as per normal when they are leaving campus.

Prefects and Housecaptains may not drive in a day student’s car and/nor can another student drive in a Prefect or Housecaptain’s car without prior consent from both parents and Head of House.

6) Students requesting weekend/holiday leave to another student’s house must get direct permission from their parents to

a) Take weekend/holiday leave. Departure and Return times must be communicated.

b) There must be written permission from the parents to travel in this day student’s car to his/her house.

c) Students may go in the cars of other students’ parents or adult relatives if written permission is given by the parents for this weekend/holiday leave.

Violation of the Car Permission Policy, will result in the red gating system, which is our most serious on-campus discipline. With a violation of the Car Permission Policy, the student may have his/her car privilege suspended.

Thank you for your cooperation

Margaret E. Lech

Assistant Headmaster of the Upper School.

CAR PERMISSION FORM-DRIVER

I, (name of owner of vehicle) am the owner of the (year, color, model, and make of car) with the vehicle identification number of (license plate number).

I give (full name of driver/student) permission to drive aforesaid vehicle to and from Ridley College for the purpose of (purpose) from (start date) to (end date).

With the permission of the Assistant Headmaster of Upper School, and/or the student’s Head of House, (name of student driver) has permission to drive the following student(s) to and from school.

(Please list student’s FULL names here)

Only students named above may drive in the aforesaid vehicle with the driver and all students are expected to sign-out as per normal before they leave campus.

PARENTS AND THE STUDENT MUST SIGN BELOW, INDICATING THEY HAVE READ THE RULES GOVERNING CAR PERMISSION AND AGREE TO ABIDE BY THEM.

(Date)

Parent’s Signature:

Student’s Signature:

Head of House Signature:

Assistant Head of Upper School Signature:

CAR PERMISSION FROM-PASSANGER

I, (name of parent), parent of (name of student), give permission for (name of student) to travel in the following student(s) vehicle for the purpose of (purpose) from (start date) to (end date).