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Driver's Education Goals:
The goal of Driver Education is to provide each student driver a start in psychomotor skills and mental attitudes that are essential to becoming the most competent, skillful, responsible driver possible. This serves as a base for parents to continue the instruction and supervision of their young driver in developing the necessary knowledge, skill, and attitude needed to become a safe driver.
Basic Information:
- Forms include detailed information on class options and registration process
- This is a course that consists of 30 hours of classwork and 6 hours behind-the-wheel training as required by North Carolina for those between the age of 14.5 through 17 to apply for a NC Learner Permit/License
- Students who are 18 may take the course IF that student is actively enrolled in school.
To be Eligible for Brunswick County State Funded Driver Education You Must:
- Be a resident of Brunswick County.
- Be between the ages of 14.5 and 17 years of age.
- Students who are 18 and actively enrolled in school may attend class
- As a resident of Brunswick County, whether public, home school or private student may attend any class/school option that is available as long as they can be present at the start of the class and adhere to the schedule.
- Pay $65 as required by the NC General Assembly in HB 200. Process for payment of fee will be included on all registration forms. No cash or personal checks.
- Adhere to requirements as outlined on the registration form
- Agree to abide by the Code of Student Conduct as found in the Brunswick County Schools Student Handbook.
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BEHIND THE WHEEL UPDATES
- On the road training resumed in August for Pre-covid students. There were 170 students back logged from the March shut down
- Oldest classes will be called first.
- Per class, age is a consideration in booking/calling students, but not guaranteed that the process will work only by, “oldest to youngest” when scheduling the class.
- If a student completed their class before September and has not been called to drive, please email mking@bcswan.net and include these 4 points of information: Student’s name, DOB, class Month and (yes or no) if student attended our vision test with Bus and Traffic Safety.
- By the end of January all summer students should be contacted.
- Once summer has been completed, October files will be called by an instructor.
- Instructors will call parent/guardian to discuss the Behind the Wheel appointment options
- Continue to check this page for the BTW schedule updates as we move through the lists
CLASS REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
The following information is the current information on driver education class availability.
- Covid shut down the program for almost 5 months and has changed the dynamics of our program.
- The first three class options for this semester are full.
- There are no other class dates in print at this time. Please continue to check back for further updates.
- When dates are in print a registration form will be attached at the bottom of this page.
- At this time classes are performed by zoom meeting but the ongoing changes in the public school operations could also create changes in the driver education process.
- Driver education was shut down for almost 5 months. This has created a back log to our normal process in accommodating students in a timely manner.
- Registration only takes place once a form is in print.
- BCS funded driver education is available to home school, private and public school students who are residents of Brunswick County.
- Other restrictions and state guidelines are listed toward the top of this page to confirm the student’s eligibility.
- Contact information is listed below
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Class Registration questions/concerns to
- DriversEdReg@bcswan.net
- Call office number 910-575-5888
- Text 910-269-8613
All other questions/concerns or to reach the Director of Driver Education, Molly King.
- mking@bcswan.net
- Call office number 910-575-5888
- Text 910-269-8613
Registration Forms and Documents available at this time: