Driver’s Education Information

Please note that Booker T. Washington Learning Center (BTWLC) does not offer Driver’s Education.

However, for your convenience, here is some information you may find helpful once your child returns to their home school and becomes eligible to participate in the Driver’s Education program there.

DMV Handbook
Rockingham County School System offers Driver Education for a fee of $40.00 to all public, private, charter, and home school students who are eligible. A student must be at least fourteen and a half years of age to enroll in Driver Education.

The program is designed and dedicated to helping students gain a basic understanding of how to operate a motor vehicle safely. It will help prepare the student for the Behind-the-Wheel Instruction and eventually the North Carolina driver’s license exam requirement.

The Driver Education program consists of two parts 

• Part I:   30 hours of classroom instruction

• Part II:  6 hours of driving Behind-the-Wheel training

Classroom Instruction

These 30-hour classes will be held after the school day has ended, on Saturdays, and during the summer. 

The requirements for this classroom instruction are:

• Must be 14 ½ years old.

• Must be enrolled in a school.

• ID card from DMV.

• Must be present for 30 hours of instruction. A student may make up a total of 4 hours if absent.

• Must leave the campus immediately after the class has been dismissed.

Behind-the-Wheel Training

Students are scheduled to complete this part of Driver Education. The student cannot be scheduled for this until he/she has completed the classroom instruction. A student must complete 6 hours of Behind-the-Wheel Training and 6 hours of observation.

Schedule

 In order to find out when the Driver Education classroom sessions are scheduled, you may call the Driver Education Coordinator at the high school where the student attends school. The Coordinators are:

• McMichael High School – 336-427-5165

• Morehead High School – 336-627-7731

• Reidsville High School – 336-349-6361

• Rockingham Co. High School – 336-616-0073