In just a few short months or years, your child will be making “The Decision” to begin his/her legal driving experience.
Inform yourselves on how to make this a safe and responsible experience.
The week of March 5th – 9th, 2007 LMMS PTSA held its first “Teen Driver Safety and Awareness Week” for students.
This program took 2nd place in the State of Georgia for it's innovative approach on educating middle schoolers about this important subject.
Click here to read the report that was submitted to the Tom Mathis Sr., Council and the Gergia PTA.
#1 Leading Cause of Teen Deaths: Automobile Accidents
www.cobbsheriff.orgwww.itwonthappentome.org
HOWS-MY-TEEN-DRIVING.com
www.carcontrol.com
www.mariettacommunityschool.com
www.gahighwaysafety.orgwww.CUDTF.org
www.gateendrivereducation.dds.ga.gov/
www.dds.ga.gov
www.safeamerica.org
Important
Information on School Attendance & Conduct Requirements
for Obtaining & Keeping Learner's Permit or Driver's License
Any
applicant who is younger than 18 years of age must be enrolled in and
not under expulsion from a public or private school and has satisfied
the attendance requirements listed in #1 and #2 below for a period of one academic year prior
to application for an instruction permit or driver's
license.
The
DDS will suspend the license of a minor who:
1.
Has dropped out of school without graduating and has remained out of
school for ten consecutive school days.
2.
Has ten or more school days of unexcused absences in the current
academic year or ten or more school days of unexcused absences in the
previous academic year.
3.
Has been found in violation by a hearing officer, panel, or tribunal of
one of the following offenses, or has waived his or her right to a
hearing and pleaded guilty to one of the following offenses:
• Threatening, striking, or causing bodily harm to a teacher or other school personnel.
• Possession or use of a weapon on school property or at a school sponsored event.
• Any sexual offense prohibited under Chapter 6 of Title 16.
• Causing substantial physical or visible bodily harm to or seriously disfiguring another person, including another student.
• Possession or sale of drugs or alcohol on school property or at a school sponsored event.
Any infraction of the above conduct offenses will be a one-year suspension, or the minor shall be suspended until his or her eighteenth birthday, whichever comes first.
Temporary
Driving Permit
A
student can obtain a temporary driving permit from the Department of
Driver Services to drive to and from work with a suspended license, if
he or she has demonstrated the need for the permit. The permit would
only be granted if the driver's license has been suspended for a
school-related infraction or for dropping out of school.