Student Vehicles 5-51

School Board of the City of Virginia Beach
Policy 5-51

STUDENTS

Student Vehicles

Students with valid driver's licenses may drive to and park at their assigned school during school hours in accordance with applicable regulation. The Superintendent or designee is authorized to develop regulations regarding student vehicles. Such regulations will include, but are not limited to:

1. procedures regarding obtaining parking passes to park student vehicles on school grounds;
2. providing prior written consent from the student and the vehicle owner authorizing search of the vehicle upon reasonable articulable suspicion that a policy, regulation or law has been violated or the health and safety concerns (such prior consent will be a condition of parking vehicles on school property during school hours or at locations where school sponsored events are taking place);
3. access to student vehicles while on school grounds or at school sponsored activities;
4. removal of unauthorized or inoperable vehicles from school grounds;
5. and notice to students and vehicle owners that the School Board will not be liable for damage to vehicles, activities in the vehicle, items stored in or near the vehicle, maintenance or repair of the vehicle;
6. driver and passenger conduct in the vehicles;
7. and the reservation of the School Division's right to enforce the Code of Student Conduct and applicable policies, laws and regulations with regard to student vehicles.

Parking fees will annually be approved by the School Board.

Related Links:

School Division Code of Student Conduct

Adopted by School Board: June 15, 1993 (Effective August 14, 1993)
Amended by School Board: March 26, 2019
Amended by School Board: June 10, 2024