**Seniors: more information by email to come for purchasing passes early.**

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Criteria:

• Senior with 17 credits, junior with 12 credits or sophomore with 6 credits, fees paid up to date.

• Student must be in good standing with the Dean’s office – No major attendance issues per the attendance limitation policy (8 days per semester).

• Students must remain in good academic standing – passing at least five .5 credit academic classes, (or all classes if enrolled in less than five classes), in order to remain eligible to park on campus.

• Students placed on social probation are subject to loss of parking privileges.

• Parental approval is required in order for a student to register a car and drive to school.

• You must have all of the following to apply for your parking sticker

• This form filled out completely including parent signature and insurance information

• The student’s driver’s license

• Current proof of insurance – a photo of the insurance card displaying the name on the policy and current dates is ok.

• FEE IS $150 (cash, check, or charge cards accepted)

• Early grads may be entitled to a half year refund if all fees are paid and textbooks and athletic equipment is returned along with the parking sticker at the time of early graduation.

Expectations:

• All automobiles must be registered in the Deans’ office and display a valid parking tag. The tag must hang from the rear view mirror.

• Parking is permitted in designated area in assigned spot only.

• No student may go to their car during the school day without permission.

• Problems with vehicles are never an excuse for tardiness or absence.

• A temporary parking pass must be obtained in the Dean’s office if your car with the sticker is out of service prior to the start of the school day on days you are in need of the temporary pass. You risk being ticketed anytime you are parked in the lot without a sticker or a temporary parking pass which can be obtained in the Dean's office.

• Drive safely. Drive in a manner that will never endanger pedestrians or cars in the parking lot and/or around school.

• In return for the privilege students and parents must consent to the possibility of school officials conducting searches of vehicles, and personal effects therein, without notice.

• No refunds are issued for lost or revoked stickers or students transferring or withdrawing from school.

• Issuance of a GNHS parking sticker DOES NOT entitle students to park at Grayslake Central.

• Students with on campus drug/alcohol violations are subject to consequences in a manner deemed consistent with D127’s Extracurricular Code of Conduct, (see the D127 Student Handbook for additional information).

Consequences:

• Parking privileges may be revoked for reckless driving in the vicinity of or on school property, for any violation of the Rules of the Road occurring on school property or in the immediate vicinity of the campus. Parking privileges may also be revoked for violations of any of the above expectations or for failure to maintain requirements.

• Protocol for drug and/or alcohol infractions, (this would include (independent of each other): possession, sale, or being under the influence of alcohol or drugs while on school grounds):

- First infraction: 18 week loss of parking. In the event that the school year ends prior to the conclusion of any loss of parking suspension, that suspension will continue into the following school year for so long as it was determined that this privilege was to be revoked. Students whose suspended parking privileges carry over into the following school year will not be allowed to purchase a parking permit until that student’s parking privileges have been reinstated.

- First offenders will be given the opportunity to reduce their suspension to nine weeks by completing an approved D127 youth evaluation and any subsequent recommended program.

- A second drug and/or alcohol violation will result in loss of parking for one calendar year.

- A third drug/alcohol violation will result in that student losing their parking privileges for the remainder of their high school career.

****Cars without tags, cars not parked in their assigned parking space, cars improperly parked and cars belonging to students whose parking privileges have been revoked may be towed at the student/owner's expense - the student is also subject to school disciplinary action - which may include suspension.
1. Cars that park in a parking space that is not their own will receive two (2) warnings. On the 3rd offense, the vehicle will be towed.
2. If someone is parked in your assigned parking space when you arrive at school, park in one of the non-numbered spaces and come to the Deans’ Office immediately to report the situation. If possible, take a photo of the license plate of the car parked in your space.
3. Cars parked on campus that DO NOT have a valid parking tag will be given 2 warnings and a phone call home. On the 3rd offense, the vehicle will be towed.