Student Drivers

PARKING REGULATIONS

1. Student parking in the white lined numbered parking space will be made available to all students on a first come, first served basis through the principal's office. 
2. Students will purchase parking spaces through an online platform. Once a ticket is purchased, you must complete the parking application. You can launch the application by clicking here. 
3. To purchase a decal a student must show to school personnel (a) proof of in-force insurance which lists the specific vehicle(s) for which the decal is being purchased, and (b) a valid Mississippi driver’s license. Students without in-force insurance or without a valid driver’s license (including a suspended license) may not drive on the Ocean Springs High School campus. 
4. No vehicle may be parked on campus without a decal. 
5. A student will be given an identification number with the purchase of one (1) or more permit decals. Each decal will cost twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Each decal will have the identification number for the student's vehicle.
6. Parking decals may be transferred to another vehicle, but students will need to register the new vehicle prior to parking on campus.
7. Parking decals will be reissued each year, with the color of parking permit decals changing annually.
8. Students may buy as many decals as they wish (for other family vehicles), but only one vehicle may be driven to school each day. Upon payment of the designated fee and completion of the registration card that describes the vehicle, license tag number, identifies the vehicle owner and proof of insurance, a parking decal(s) will be issued for that vehicle(s). 
9. Unauthorized or non-permit vehicles should not be brought on campus and may be towed away at the owner's expense. The school will not be responsible for any damage to vehicles resulting from towing. The school may tow any car that is: 
   1. not registered 
   2. does not belong to the registered student 
   3. does not have a current sticker, tag and insurance 
10. Furthermore, a student who has an assigned parking decal does not have the right to give permission to another student to  park using their decal. Violation will result in the loss of parking privilege. 
11. Students who park in an unassigned parking space will be disciplined.
12. The parking lot will be patrolled daily by a campus police officer with checks made on parked vehicles at varying times during the day. 
13. All vehicles parked on school grounds/property are subject to be searched. Parking on school property constitutes consent to a search. This includes searches by school administration, OSSD Police, and other law enforcement including drug dogs. 
14. Students are required by board policy JGFF - Automobile Use to inspect their cars thoroughly prior to driving on campus. Students are responsible for everything in or on their vehicle driven on school property at all times. 
15. Items contained in student vehicles will be considered to be in the possession of the student who drove the vehicle on to the campus. Students are required to thoroughly search their vehicles prior to driving on to the campus. 
16. Violations of parking rules or any reckless driving with a vehicle will be reported to the Principal's office for disposition and may result in loss of parking privileges. 
17. Violation of the Code of Student Conduct may result in the revocation of a student’s parking privilege for the remainder of the year. 
18. Use of a student vehicle to leave campus without authorization may result in immediate and automatic forfeiture of their parking privilege. 
19. All Students parking on campus must have a signed consent form for Random Drug Testing on file in the school office. Students should not purchase parking decals unless they intend to bring a vehicle to school on a regular basis. Students may not purchase parking decals for other students. 
20. Students will not sit in cars before or during school. 
21. No riding in back of trucks. 
22. Students are not to be in the parking lot during the regular school day unless they have a pass from the office.
23. Obscene/profane stickers, decals, etc., are prohibited. 

DRIVERS CONDUCT

1. Drivers must follow all traffic regulations/speed limits on campus and while entering and exiting campus while in school zones.
2. Students are not allowed to drive in a manner that may be deemed or described as reckless. 
3. All students must stay on designated roadways at all times. 
4. Loud music and/or honking horns is prohibited. 
5. No parking in reserved parking spaces.
6. Failure to comply with the above regulations will result in disciplinary action and/or loss of driving privilege.