The Board of Education may make available a program in driver education for eligible students in order to prepare them for the responsibility for operating a motor vehicle in a proper manner.

For a student to be eligible, s/he must have reached the age of fourteen (14) years, eight (8) months and meet the academic requirements the Board has approved for participation in the District's interscholastic athletic program as well as other requirements set forth in the administrative guidelines for implementing this policy

The program will consist of two (2) parts. The first segment consists of twenty-four (24) hours of classroom instruction and a minimum of six (6) hours of behind-the-wheel training. The second segment consists of three (3) two-hour classroom sessions designed to teach the young driver defensive driving skills.

The Superintendent shall establish administrative guidelines which ensure that the driver-education program complies with the requirements set forth by the State of Michigan and is of the same quality as the District's other educational programs.

M.C.L.A. 257.306, 257.310e, 257.811, 257.811c

Revised 12/14/92
Revised 6/4/96
Revised 12/8/97