Scholar Parking Procedures

The privilege of parking on Grand Rapids Public School property requires a parking sticker, which may be purchased from the Department of Public Safety and school security. Any scholar who plans to park a vehicle on GRPS property must follow all of the District rules related to scholar parking as follows:

1. All cars driven on campus are to be registered.
2. A fifteen dollar ($15) annual parking fee is to be paid for each vehicle registered.
3. All vehicles, which are parked on GRPS property, are to be issued a parking sticker by September 1 of each school year. The sticker is valid through the entire school year, September through June.
4. Parking stickers are to be displayed in the front lower passenger side of the vehicle’s windshield or displayed from the rear view mirror facing outwards, so it can easily be read.
5. A ten dollar ($10) replacement fee shall be charged for lost or damaged stickers.
6. Intentional removal of a parking sticker or unregistered vehicles found parked on GRPS property shall result in a parking ticket for unauthorized parking. NO WARNINGS are given for a vehicle that is on the campus and not registered. The cost of the parking ticket, is determined by the GRPS Parking Enforcement, and is to be paid to the Grand Rapids Public Schools/Department of Public Safety.
7. Parking stickers are not to be switched with other scholars or transferred to any another vehicle. 
8. Scholars are to park in their designated parking areas and are to occupy one (1) parking space only. Parking in areas designated for staff or visitors shall result in a parking ticket.
9. Improperly or illegally parked cars may be ticketed, booted, and/or towed.
10. Once a ticket is turned over to the GRPS Department of Public Safety, it cannot be voided by any employee of the Grand Rapids Public Schools.
11. Scholars are to vacate their cars upon arrival at school and are to remain out of their cars and the parking lot throughout the school day. Scholars are to not use their car as a locker.
12. Scholar drivers are to leave school grounds during the school day only with a pass.
13. Scholars who leave school grounds without a pass, or permission, during the school day are subject to suspension of their parking privileges and/or further discipline. The suspension period is determined by the building administrator (or designee).
14. Any car entering or leaving school premises may be stopped and checked by a school administrator (or designee). Failure to stop a vehicle may result in disciplinary action.
15. GRPS School Officials reserve the right to enforce the District’s policy on Automobile Inspections if necessary. Vehicles parked on school property are subject to search at any time by School Officials if there is reasonable suspicion of any activity that interferes with the educational process and/or violates any policies in the Scholar Policy Handbook. Also see Searches: Automobile Inspections on page 63.
16. Speed limits and the rules of safe driving are to be adhered to at all times. Citations for unsafe driving may be issued and may result in revocation of all driving and parking privileges on GRPS property.
17. Careless or reckless driving that creates a potential hazard or danger results in the loss of driving privileges.
18. GRPS is not responsible for any stolen or damaged vehicles parked on District property.
19. Violations of GRPS Scholar Parking Procedures subject scholars to the consequences of the District’s Uniform Discipline Code.