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Thursday, October 22, 2009

FCPS Parents Invited to Participate in Partners for Safe Teen Driving

The Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Partners for Safe Teen Driving program is offering a 90-minute evening presentation for parents as part of high school students’ driver education program. This program, which is offered at each Fairfax County high school and is designed for parents of students enrolled in driver education classes, includes video clips, guest speakers, local and state teen crash statistics, and information on driver education—classroom and behind-the-wheel—instruction, the licensing process, insurance concerns, common teen traffic violations, parental roles and responsibilities, and coaching the teen driver. 

The schedule of evening presentations for parents is as follows:

• Monday, October 26, 7 p.m—Annandale High School
• Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m.—Chantilly High School
• Monday, November 2, 7 p.m.—West Springfield High School
• Tuesday, November 10, 7 p.m.—Lake Braddock Secondary School
• Wednesday, November 11, 7 p.m.—Edison High School
• Wednesday, November 11, 7 p.m.—Westfield High School
• Tuesday, November 17, 7 p.m.—Hayfield Secondary School
• Wednesday, November 18, 6 p.m.—South Lakes High School
• Thursday, November 19, 7 p.m.—South County Secondary School
• Tuesday, December 8, 6:30 p.m.—Fairfax High School
• Thursday, December 10, 7 p.m.—Herndon High School
• Thursday, December 10, 7 p.m.—Oakton High School
• Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 7 p.m.—Langley High School
• Thursday, February 11, 2010, 6:30 p.m.—Stuart High School

Dates and times will be announced for Falls Church High School, Lee High School, Madison High School, Marshall High School, McLean High School, Robinson Secondary School, and West Potomac High School.  The following schools have already held their presentations for parents:  Centreville High School, Mount Vernon High School, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, and Woodson High School.

Parents play a critical role in the driver education process and will be provided information and insights necessary to help them guide their children through the first few years of driving.  The program is a community partnership led by FCPS in conjunction with Fairfax County government, the Fairfax County Police Department, the City of Fairfax Police Department, and the Allstate Foundation, with the goal of reducing teen crashes. 

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