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Registration for Drivers Ed Camp Opens in February

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The free driver education camp is offered by the Pinellas County School System. It is open to public and private high school students in Pinellas County.

PINELLAS COUNTY – Pinellas County Schools will offer a free driver education camp this summer.

There will be one session that will include both public and private school students at no cost to families. The session is scheduled from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The camp is open to residents of Pinellas County. High school graduates will not be accepted.

Students will register online from Feb. 5 through Feb. 12. The online application can be accessed on the Pinellas County Schools website. The link will not be available until Feb. 5.

Students will be selected for the Summer Driver’s Education Program through a lottery process. Every student who registers online between 12 a.m., Feb. 5 and 11:59 p.m., Feb. 12 will have the same chances of being selected. Applications will not be accepted at school sites. Students will be notified of their placement via email starting Feb. 19.  Students must accept their spot by 11:59 p.m.  March 2 for summer driver’s camp by emailing the contact person on the confirmation email they will receive.

The 10-day session runs 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 29, 30, 31, June 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12. Students must be at least 15 years old and must have a learner’s permit or operator’s license when the session begins. Two absences result in an automatic withdrawal from the course. There is a 40-student maximum per site. Sites: Boca Ciega, Clearwater, Countryside, Dunedin, East Lake, Lakewood, Northeast, Osceola, Pinellas Park, and St. Petersburg high schools.

Photo courtesy of Pinellas County Schools.

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