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Southern High School Parking Information Meeting

2025-2026

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Introduction

Parking on school property is a privilege.
Must follow all traffic rules and school policies
Students who are granted parking will be charged a one time fee of $30.00 non-refundable. This fee will cover first and second semester. All collected fees go toward property or parking related expenses. Additional stickers are available for $5.00.
Each high school principal determines the number of spaces on school premises that are designated for students, the procedures for allocating the spaces and the policies governing parking in alignment with AACPS Code of Student Conduct. AACPS Policy JGA: Student Parking at High Schools and AACPS Regulation JGA-RA (906.01): Student Parking at High Schools.

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Qualifications for Seniors

Must be a senior and have earned 18 credits
Must have a minimum cumulative, unweighted, GPA of 2.0
Must owe no student obligations including class dues
Must have a valid driver’s license and insurance
Must have access to a family car on a regular basis
Must have completed Southern’s Parking Quiz
Must have completed the online application

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Qualifications for Juniors

Must be a junior and have earned 13 credits

Must have a minimum

cumulative, unweighted, GPA of 2.0

Must owe no student obligations including class dues

Must have a valid driver’s license

Must have access to a car on a regular basis

Must completed the Southern’s Parking Quiz

Must have completed the online application

Juniors will park in the lower lot or risk being towed.

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Expectations of the Students

Must provide factual documentation.
Must drive only the registered vehicle(s).
Must enter and exit through the main entrance ONLY (during school day)
Must remain in school during their scheduled day. Students need administrative approval to go to their cars.
Must arrive to school on time. A student’s privilege to park on school property may be revoked if a student is consistently tardy to school.
Must be responsible when driving on school property.

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Expectations of the Students

Must display parking sticker. Students need to communicate with the administrator who oversees parking if there is an issue with their parking permits on any given day. Students are not to lend their permits to anyone. Students are not to be in possession of a permit that is not assigned to them. Students and parents should know that student’s vehicle may be towed at the owner’s expense.
Students are responsible for their car and its contents while on school property.
Juniors are to park in the lower lot.

**Students who do not have a sticker or parking in the wrong lot may be towed.

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Traffic Laws and School Property

Obey all traffic patterns and signage

Stop signs, Do Not Enter Signs, One Way signs, No Parking signs, Speed Limit signs, Handicap Parking, Reserved Parking

Obey all traffic control devices

Traffic signals

Police directions

Administrator directions

Bus Dismissal Rules

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Consequences:

Students who are not adhering to their responsibilities may receive disciplinary consequences by administration according to the AACPS Student Code of Conduct; may lose their parking privilege; may have their vehicle towed at the expense of the owner; may have fines imposed; and/or may have their parking permit revoked.

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Use the hyperlinks or QR codes to complete the Next Steps

Complete the Parking Quiz.