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There are two sets of requirements that need to be considered related to students
receiving a driver’s license in the state of Virginia.
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- Driver education is a part of tenth-grade health and physical education. Students must successfully complete course
work to fulfill Chesapeake Public School’s graduation requirements.
- The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has state licensing requirements that must be met for students to
receive a driver's license.
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Please see the basic requirements described below. This information includes the latest Virginia Driver
Education Licensing Legislation effective July 1, 2001.
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LEARNER’S PERMIT EFFECTIVE 7/1/01
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15 years and six months
Has parental permission
Proof of identification, social security number, and residency
Passes the 2-part knowledge and vision tests
Has a midnight to 4 a.m. driving curfew
Pays permit and licensing fees
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ELIGIBILITY FOR A 90-DAY PROVISIONAL LICENSE
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- 16 years and three months old
- Has held a learner’s permit for nine months
- Has parental permission and 40 hours of guided practice__10 after sunset
- Has successfully completed a driver education program with an in-car mileage requirement
- Is properly insured
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PROVISIONAL DRIVER’S LICENSE
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- Received at a judicial licensing ceremony
- Limited to one, the number of less than 18 year old non-family passengers
allowed in a vehicle operated by a driver less than 18 years old for the first
year of licensure, and thereafter 3 non-family passengers until the driver
turns 18.
- Drivers eighteen and younger restricted to a midnight to 4 a.m. curfew--exceptions allowed for work and school
activities
- Drivers up to age 20--required to attend a driver improvement class if convicted of a moving violation.
Young drivers who are convicted of a moving violation are also required to retake the traffic safety knowledge
test at the time of license renewal
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Chesapeake Public Schools' Driver Education Program
The Department of Education approves Chesapeake Public Schools' driver education program. The Curriculum Guide for
driver education contains 17 classroom performance indicators and The Standards of Learning Objectives serve as
the conceptual framework. The Chesapeake School Board requires driver education as part of the tenth grade physical
education and health course. Chesapeake Public School students must take the classroom portion of driver education
but may elect to take the behind-the-wheel portion at their high school or at a commercial driving school. If a
student elects to take behind the wheel at their high school a fee will be charged. Please contact your child's school
for fee information.
The success of any driver education program depends upon the combined efforts of involved, concerned parents, qualified
and dedicated teachers, responsible students, competent supervision, and appropriate equipment and facilities.
Chesapeake Public Schools is very fortunate to have the resources to provide students with in-car instruction in
a timely manner.
Chesapeake Public Schools has a Driver Education Parent/Guardian/Student Handbook that is given to each student at the
beginning of the driver education portion of tenth grade health and physical education. It is very important that
parents and students carefully read the handbook and direct any questions to the student’s driver education teacher.
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