<p>Hey I have a question. Our local PS offers driver's ed and nobody in town thus does it. Insurance companies discount for it. Do boarding schools offer it?</p>
<p>NMH allows you to coordinate with a local driver ed business.</p>
<p>Of course, the best source is to check directly with your school. This winter my son took a driver's ed course at Blair, but it did not include time behind the wheel. The driver's ed company told me that they could arrange to give him lessons at school. It gets complicated when you live in a different state, and have different terms for a Learner's Permit. My son used the info from the lessons to ace his test for the Learner's Permit which we got in our state. This summer he will take the lessons and attend a mandatory class. There is no rush because boarders are not allowed to keep cars at school. I think this is true for most boarding schools. You can also call the company that teaches drivers ed at your PS. They may offer lessons over the summer.
I may use the company that teaches at our PS.</p>
<p>also- be sure to check with your state. a few years back, D1 was about to take driver's ed at l'ville, but new york state changed the law and no longer accepted out-of-state driver's ed. instead she took it at home over the summer.</p>
<p>When I was at MX, I saw a kid doing the driving portion. I'm sure the schools allow it, and will help you coordinate it. They may not offer it though.</p>
<p>My son took driver's ed through Precision Driving School while he was at NMH, both the classroom and driving portions are offered. He ended up with a MA license, which we had to switch to NH.</p>
<p>My state does not require it but insurance company does ($). PS is teachers, not firm.</p>
<p>As Burb Parent said, check directly with the school. S1's offers it, but they're a combination boarding/day.</p>
<p>With my daughter, we've just waited. She's 18 and will get her license this summer w/o driver's ed. No time for that as she was training gymnastics 24-30 hours/week through all her school years. My son is chomping at the bit, though, and wants to do it this summer. I do not see how we can fit it in though, with three soccer teams and baseball. I am a big proponent of waiting, anyway. It is too stressful to me to have my 16 year old driving.</p>
<p>Keylyme.
I agree with the stress level - only I would prefer my daughter driving than riding with another 16 yo.</p>
<p>Mercersburg Academy offers Driver's Ed, but I moved out-of-state to Illinois, which does not have reciprocal laws with Penn., so it wasn't worth it for me to take it there.</p>
<p>I know what you mean, princess' dad. We have been very strict about who our children can ride with. Definitely not anyone who has only had their license for a few months.</p>
<p>In Massachusetts now (law changed in the last couple of years) until you have had your licence a year (I think) you can not have a passenger under the age of 18 other than a sibling. And there are strict rules about speeding infractions and loss of licence and reinstatement fees. It has cut down on teenage fatalities significantly.</p>
<p>Linda,
I'm a trauma surgeon. Have seen too many of them.</p>
<p>Thanks Tokyorevelation.</p>
<p>I'm looking at driver's education courses as well. Both my daughters boarding schools offer it, but the cost is quite high--over $700, compared to $269 at our local public high school. </p>
<p>Here in Michigan, we have a graduated licensing system. A child needs to take a 3 week course, have 6 hours of driving lessons, gets a permit for a minimum of 6 months, has to have at least 50 hours driving w/ parent, including 10 hours of night driving, takes another week long driver's education course, take a road test and written exam, gets a restricted license at 16 (no driving between midnight and 5 am) and then gets a full license at 17, providing no accidents or traffic violations.</p>
<p>Princess'Dad,
There was a report out that detailed the decline in teenage traffic fatalities since the new laws and that increased fines and licence suspensions for sppeding tickets (up to $500 reinstatement fees). What I don't know, is will the numbers increase in a few years when those teenagers are in their early 20's and have less driving experience but a full licence?</p>