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Student Driver Parking Policies
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Student Driver Parking Policies

All students who drive to school are responsible to know and abide by the driving and parking regulations at GRCHS. Violation of driving and parking policy will result in penalties that include fines, loss of driving privileges, and suspension from school.
 
Students driving to school through the near neighborhoods are expected to use extra caution because of the number of small children and students walking to area schools. Students who are reported to the administration for reckless driving in that area may expect consequences to be imposed by the school.
 
Given that driving to and parking at school is a privilege and not a right, Grand Rapids Christian High School expects that students to whom the privilege is extended will abide by the regulations listed.
 
Regulations:
  1. All vehicles driven to school that are used by students and staff must be registered in the school office and a registration sticker must be properly affixed to the front windshield on the passenger side.
    Notes on parking:
  • Applications for parking permits are due in the school office prior to the student driving to school.
  • If a student with a registered parking permit drives a different vehicle on a given day, they are required to register the temporary vehicle in the office.
  • If you change a car during the year, you must register the new car in the office. You can transfer the sticker to the new car or request a new sticker.
  1. Student vehicles are to be parked properly in designated white line parking spaces, in the student parking areas. Please note: The service drive on the east side of the school is a fire lane and may not be used for parking. Cars must park in the student parking areas, not in the visitor spaces, yellow-lined spaces, or in the staff lot.
  2. Cars not normally driven to school must be registered with a day permit in the school office either the afternoon before or at the beginning of the school day.
  3. The Shawnee Church circle drive and lower lot are off-limits to the school. The school service drive and bus turnaround circle may not be used by students for parking.
     
Violations
  1. Students who drive unregistered vehicles to school will be fined $15.00.
  2. Parking in the areas designated for staff or visitors results in a $15.00 fine.
  3. Student parking is not allowed:
  • Outside white-lined parking spaces
  • In yellow-lined parking spaces
  • On curbed areas designated as fire lanes
  • On curbed areas painted blue or yellow
  • On sidewalks or other walkways
These violations are subject to a minimum of $15.00 fines. The repeat offender fine is $20.00 and may have potential loss of parking privilege.
 
Students who, without permission, use their vehicles to leave campus or take other students off-campus, other than at the end of the school day, risk their parking permit and driving privileges.
 
Persons parking in the accessible spaces may be ticketed by the Grand Rapids Police Department. Their minimum fine is $75.00.
 
Repeated violations may result in the loss of driving privileges to and from school or suspension from school.
 
Miscellaneous
  1. The GRCS Board of Trustees has given civil authorities the right to search vehicles in designated school parking lots.
  2. All vehicles are to remain unoccupied while parked in any lot. Students who need to access their cars during the school day must receive permission from the attendance office. No vehicle may be driven in the lot except to enter or exit the premises during the school day or for a school-sponsored activity.
  3. All vehicles are to be driven with care.
  4. RECKLESS DRIVING OF ANY KIND IS PROHIBITED AND COULD RESULT IN SUSPENSION OR LOSS OF DRIVING PRIVILEGES.
  5. All vehicles must be driven on designated roadways, never over curbs, grass, etc.
  6. Violations of #3 & #4 are subject to a minimum $25.00 fine.
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