Nanner
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Post by Nanner on Aug 12, 2015 11:49:41 GMT
It's not offered here. The schools have nothing to do with drivers ed.
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MerryMom
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Post by MerryMom on Aug 12, 2015 12:02:50 GMT
My son's school district doesn't pay for, nor does it offer driver's ed. You pay for it through a driving school.
Back in 1978 when I got my learner's permit, we did take driver's ed through the school but you had to pay for it (kind of like a fee similar to summer school).
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Post by Meri-Lyn on Aug 12, 2015 12:03:24 GMT
Doesn't look like ours does anymore. I remember my friend's son wanting to take it, but she wouldn't let him get his learner's permit, because he failed Algebra II. He's 21 now, so that would have been either '09 or '10. Now, looking at the website, it's a 40 hour class offered in the summer at select schools, and the cost is $250. So the change has been recent. My school did not offer it, but you could take it at another school, during summer school. It was like Jenny described, an instructor, 4 kids to a car, etc. It was usually one of the coaches looking to make some extra money. For me, though, it conflicted with band, so I never took it. A friend of the family was the one who taught me. ETA: Totally off topic, but looking at the listing again, most of these only take money orders (a few will do cash or check). Who does money orders in this day and age? www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/doc/800/driver-education/about/about-23/
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Post by ingrid6 on Aug 12, 2015 12:08:53 GMT
No, the schools around here don't pay for it, we do. It is currently $750.00 . At one point we had 3 taking it at the same time (it was $725.00 each back then).
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Post by genny on Aug 12, 2015 12:26:53 GMT
No our school doesn't pay for it -Not in our district/area - we pay $500 for 30 hours of classroom and 10 hours of drive time. Same here - our class is about $450. The good thing about it is that here they get to take their driving test with the instructor they used for their drive time. You are given a certificate to take to the DMV and they don't have to do the test there - they are just issued a license.
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Post by epeanymous on Aug 12, 2015 12:48:56 GMT
Our state hasn't offered funding for driver's education for some time. Our district charged families who wanted it for a while, but eliminated the classes completely a few years ago. They were $600 by the time the district stopped offering them anyway, with no discounts for anyone, to my understanding.
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Post by karen on Aug 12, 2015 12:50:08 GMT
Schools around here don't even teach it anymore. We went through a private company. There was no way I was doing parent taught! It was expensive, but worth it.
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Post by giatocj on Aug 12, 2015 12:50:26 GMT
Nope...it's $ 585 here for the course. Can hardly wait to pay that bill in January.
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Post by ferblover on Aug 12, 2015 13:01:25 GMT
I remember my sister having to take it through AAA. I think she graduated in 98? I lived somewhere different when I was that age and it was offered through the school system but not at the school. There were two parts classroom and behind the wheel but I believe my parents had to pay for it. Ha, I am trying to imagine how that would fit in to Common Core and our school districts "World Class Outcomes" motto.
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Post by bigbundt on Aug 12, 2015 13:19:04 GMT
It was offered during the summer at my school (class of 96) and there was a cost. $200 is coming to mind? It wasn't required unless you wanted your license at 16. I waited until I was 17 and never took a formal drivers ed course. I have no clue what the requirements are now in that state but I don't think the school offers drivers ed anymore.
Where I live now, no drivers ed in schools, it is all private driving schools. They do them year round but summer is really when you see A LOT of student driver cars on the road. The local school ranges from $400-$600. But you get you get a 15%-20% discount on your insurance if you complete a course.
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Post by lbp on Aug 12, 2015 13:27:43 GMT
Schools in our area offer the book portion free and behind the wheel is $100.00 if taken through school. DS was in a huge hurry and was able to get the book portion the first semester but couldn't get in the behind the wheel class until Spring and he turned 16 in November, so he paid half and we paid half of behind the wheel training at a driving school. It was $400. We paid $1600 per year more on our insurance with a teen driver and a 3rd car.
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Post by mommy2sandb on Aug 12, 2015 14:21:28 GMT
My daughters school does offer it. I believe there is just a small fee, but she is on the drill team and then takes a religion class so she doesn't have time in her schedule to take it at school.
I am finding there are many kids who are taking it privately during the summer so they don't have to waste school credits.
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Post by hosschick on Aug 12, 2015 14:43:33 GMT
Our area is all private instruction and costs about $400. Many of those who can't afford it wait until they're 18 to take the test (no instruction required). Our insurance went up about $1400 for child + additional vehicle. Honestly, I was afraid it would be higher than that because I kept hearing about the increases in some mythically frightening manner that I really had no idea what to expect. I'm not saying it's not a lot of money, just that it's not as high as I was afraid it would be.
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quiltedbrain
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Post by quiltedbrain on Aug 12, 2015 16:49:49 GMT
I wish the NC legislators would finish their work on the budget, so the issue of what's going to happen with Driver's Ed here would be resolved. We began the planning this summer to get DD enrolled, and quickly found out that currently it's required to get a license but that funding for public school classes ran out June 30th since the budget has not been resolved. There's also an amendment that wants to take away the DE requirement. So we are in a holding pattern until they come to a resolution (because why pay for DE if we don't have to, right?).
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loco coco
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Post by loco coco on Aug 12, 2015 16:54:58 GMT
Ive never heard of schools paying for drivers ed
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Post by angieh1996 on Aug 12, 2015 17:12:15 GMT
Our district doesn't offer it though the schools. We have to use a drivers Ed company. It's $400 for 30 hours of class time and 6 hours of driving time. The high schools do allow the companies to use one of their class rooms in the evening. We just paid for my dd to start her class on sept 1st
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Post by 1girlygirl on Aug 12, 2015 17:20:40 GMT
As others have stated, we haven't had that option in our schools since the early 80's. Is it required for him to get his DL? In Colorado, it's required for a learner's permit (ie: age 15-16), but not if the new driver is 16+ yrs old. In that case, you could just teach him how to drive. Here we also have the option to take an less involved online course, but there is no practical driving experience if you choose that option instead of a driving school. The benefit, aside from driving experience, is a discount on their insurance.
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Post by scrappyoutlaw on Aug 12, 2015 17:24:46 GMT
And what is your average cost to add them to insurance? Lots if families can't afford both. Then that hurts the child...can't get part time job with no car and can't always get a ride... But getting a part-time job isn't something children have to do. It isn't their responsibility to earn money. Their parents should be footing the bills, not them.
If a family cannot afford to pay for insurance and driver's ed, then the child will just have to wait.
In my family getting a part-time job wasn't about "footing the bills." I got a part-time job at my parents request to learn time and money management. It was a way for them to teach me adult responsibilities one small bite at a time before I moved out. Getting a part-time job was a good way for them to get me thinking ahead about what it really costs to pay for things and it allowed them to slowly transition expenses (like buying new clothes, or paying for movie night out with friends) to me in a way I could manage. I to this day think "this item will cost me X hours of work if i buy it" when shopping. I'm personally glad I had a job in high school! My parents did in fact foot the bills outside of gas money, and the money I made at my part-time job was mine to do with what I pleased.
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Post by scrappychick on Aug 12, 2015 17:31:50 GMT
Our school district has never offered it. My parents taught me how to drive, and I took a 5 hour class to get an insurance reduction.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 17:37:57 GMT
It was a regular class during the school day when I went to high school and considered an elective. It didn't count towards graduation. There was a fee. There's always been registration fees at our public high school. I know it was much less than now.
Now it is only offered before or after school and during the summers. There are teachers who do the course and it's a little over $200.
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AnotherPea
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Post by AnotherPea on Aug 12, 2015 17:46:48 GMT
But getting a part-time job isn't something children have to do. It isn't their responsibility to earn money. Their parents should be footing the bills, not them.
If a family cannot afford to pay for insurance and driver's ed, then the child will just have to wait.
In my family getting a part-time job wasn't about "footing the bills." I got a part-time job at my parents request to learn time and money management. It was a way for them to teach me adult responsibilities one small bite at a time before I moved out. Getting a part-time job was a good way for them to get me thinking ahead about what it really costs to pay for things and it allowed them to slowly transition expenses (like buying new clothes, or paying for movie night out with friends) to me in a way I could manage. I to this day think "this item will cost me X hours of work if i buy it" when shopping. I'm personally glad I had a job in high school! My parents did in fact foot the bills outside of gas money, and the money I made at my part-time job was mine to do with what I pleased. Same thing with me. But it wasn't something that had to happen. If my parents couldn't have afforded insurance or driver's ed, I wouldn't have had a part-time job. I don't see teens having jobs as a necessity.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 12, 2015 18:02:27 GMT
Schools around my area haven't had Drivers Ed in decades. Everyone has to do it on their own time and pay their own way.
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Post by twoboyzmom on Aug 12, 2015 22:56:21 GMT
I wish the NC legislators would finish their work on the budget, so the issue of what's going to happen with Driver's Ed here would be resolved. We began the planning this summer to get DD enrolled, and quickly found out that currently it's required to get a license but that funding for public school classes ran out June 30th since the budget has not been resolved. There's also an amendment that wants to take away the DE requirement. So we are in a holding pattern until they come to a resolution (because why pay for DE if we don't have to, right?). Exactly. I'm in nc too
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Post by beachhappy22 on Aug 12, 2015 23:02:21 GMT
I just wrote a check yesterday for $465 for my DD to take it at a local private school. Her school does not offer it. It was free decades ago when I took it through my school.
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