Drivers Education

DRIVER EDUCATION CLASSROOM:

Driver Education, “classroom phase,” is a nine week course incorporated within sophomore Physical Education. The content of this course includes existing and proposed rules of the road, physical and mental factors affecting the driver, and concepts necessary for safe motoring.

BEHIND THE WHEEL:

The “Behind the Wheel” phase is a four week program offered for students upon completion of the classroom portion of the course. Behind the Wheel is offered to students before and after school and in summer school. Student enrollment is based upon the age of the student. Those students who are over 16 or near their 16th birthday are offered this phase of the program prior to younger students.

During the Behind the Wheel phase, the students are exposed to varying driving situations that emphasize motor skills, application of the laws, accurate judgment, properly timed correct responses, and driving emergencies. There is a lab fee for the Behind the Wheel phase of Driver Education to help defray the maintenance of the driver education vehicles.
Fee: $100.00

In addition, Fenton High School requires that a student be of sophomore standing (10 or more credits earned) in order to enroll in Behind the Wheel and Driver Education Classroom.
Registration for Behind the wheel will be conducted at the appropriate time by the Driver Education staff.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of the classroom phase of Driver Education

Levels: 10, 11, 12

NOTE: In order to be enrolled in either the “classroom phase” or the “Behind the Wheel” phase of Driver Education, state law now requires students to have passed a minimum of eight courses during the previous two semesters.