DRIVERS ED INSTRUCTORS: Bruce Hunt & Norman Askew

Driver Education Certificate
Upon completing both phases of Driver Education (Book and Car), students will be issued a Driver Education Certificate. This certificate certifies that the student whose name is on the certificate has successfully completed the course. A copy of this certificate is filed in the Driver Education Office at the Randolph County Schools Central Office. In the event a student needs to obtain a copy of his/her certificate he/she may call the Driver Education office at (336) 318-6025.

NC Driving Eligibility Certificate
After a student completes Driver Education (Book and Car), he/she can obtain an eligibility certificate by taking the Driver Education Certificate and his/her birth certificate to the principal (or his designee). In order for the principal to issue this certificate the student must have passed at least 70% of his/her classes from the previous semester. If denied, the student has the right to appeal. The first appeal is to the school principal. If the school principal denies the appeal, an appeal can be made to the Superintendent's Office. If this appeal fails, the student can make one last appeal to the Board of Education.

When a student goes for his/her eligibility certificate, a parent must be present because the parent or guardian will be asked to sign this certificate prior to its issuance. The certificate, once issued, is good for 30 days.

Dropout Prevention Law
NC lawmakers passed a law that requires that all students who have gotten a license or a permit under the new Graduated Licensing Law, which went into effect on Dec. 1, 1997, must stay in school(cannot drop out). The second portion of this law states that students must pass at least 70% of subjects taken per semester. One of the provisions of this new law requires that a student who has completed driver education obtain an Eligibility To Drive certificate from the principal of the student's school. Unless the student is enrolled in school, and unless the student has passed 70% of their classes, this eligibility certificate cannot be issued by the principal. The intent of this law is very clear,so.....
stay in school and pass or lose your license.

In the event a student has dropped out of school or has failed too many subjects, he/she might be able to request a "hardship" hearing with the school principal. If his/her request is denied by the principal a special hearing with a county committee can be requested by calling Assistant Superintendent Pat Foust in the RCS Central Office at 318-6030.

STREET SIGN TEST

DRIVING TEST

TRAFFIC SIGNS MANUAL

TEENAGE DRIVING TIPS

GRADUATED LICENSING PROGRAM
Q) What is Graduated Licensing?
A) It is a new law passed by state lawmakers that will change the rules and regulations for persons under 18 who wish to get a driver's license for the first time.

Q) When does it go into effect?
A) December 1, 1997

Q) What are the three levels of graduated licensing?
A) Level I: Student gets a 12 month permit
Restrictions And Conditions

The permit holder must be in possession of the permit
A supervising driver must be seated beside the permit holder in the front seat of the vehicle when it is in motion. No person other that the supervising driver can be in the front seat.
For the first six months after issuance, the permit holder may drive only between the hours of 5:00am and 9:00pm.
After the first six months, the permit holder may drive at any time with a supervising driver.
Every person occupying the vehicle being driven by the permit holder must have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her body, or be restrained by a child passenger restraint system as provided in G.S. 20-137.1(a), when the vehicle is in motion.

Level Two: Daytime only Driver's License for 6 months
Restrictions And Conditions

The license holder must be in possession of the license.
The license holder may drive without supervision in any of the following circumstances:

From 5:00am to 9:00pm
When driving to or from work
When driving to or from an activity of a voluteer fire department, voluteer rescue squad, or volunteer emergency medical service, if the driver is a member of the organization

The license holder may drive with supervision at any time. When the license holder is driving with supervision, the supervising driver must be seated beside the license holder in the front seat of the vehicle when it is in motion. The supervising driver need not be the only other occupant fo the front seat, but must be the person seated next to the license holder.
Every person occupying the vehicle being driven by the license holder must have a safety belt properly fastened about his or her body, or be restrained by a child passenger restraint system as provided in G.S. 20-137.1(a), when the vehicle is in motion.

Level Three: Unrestricted Driver's License.

Q) If I have my permit before December 1, 1997 will I be affected by graduated licensing?
A) No, you will be covered by the old laws.

Q) If my 15th birthday comes on or after December 1, 1997, will I be affected by graduated license?
A) Yes, definitely, no way around it. The new law is aimed directly at you.

Q) Why are we getting this new law?
A) Safety people, insurance people, driver education people, state lawmakers, doctors, parents, and law enforcement personnel are all concerned about the number of serious wrecks in which 16 year olds are involved each year. The feeling of all of these groups is/was that entry level drivers must have more supervised driving, and this law will insure that beginning drivers will have more experience prior to having an unrestricted license.

Q) Is it a good law?
A) Most people, including parents and students, see the long range value for requiring more supervised driving experience.

Q) Will this new law change things a whole lot for a beginning driver?
A) Not really. Because, most students in the Randolph County Schools take driver education on or about their 15th birthday, and have normally driven 8 to 10 months on a learner's permit. The daytime only driver's license will still permit students to drive to and from school, and they will still be able to drive to all of the places between 5-9 that they have typically driven.

Q) What about my night job?
A) There is a provision in the new law that will allow students who have nighttime jobs to continue driving to and from jobs without penalty.

Q) At school my teachers read tests aloud to me. When I take the written examination for a drivers license will someone read the test aloud to me there?
A) The DMV has an oral version of the test on their Automated Testers. Please advise the examiner that you would like an oral test.

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