Remember those days of taking Drivers Education. Not the most interesting class in the world. How would you like to have to take it again even though you got an A in it? In our school system, we are required to take health/PE for two years (Health/PE 1 and Health (with Drivers Ed)/PE 2) before we graduate. If you cannot fit those classes in your schedule you can take them over the summer. I could not fit health 2 and drivers Ed in over the summer even this year but I wanted to take drivers ed over the summer so I could get my drivers license when I am legally old enough. So Albemarle County Public Schools (ACPS) allows you to take just Drivers Ed over the summer. I signed up for that. As I signed up my guidance counselor informed me I will have to take the class again so I could graduate. (What I was going to do was do PE and Health 2 but for the drivers Ed portion just take a study hall since I would have taken the class already.) I believe that Virginia Law forbids me from doing so.
When I was told this I told her I'm going to get around that. She said many people have tried but there is no way to get out of taking it again. I did take Drivers Ed over this summer and even though I passed it with a 97% I have to take it again. The class I took was taught by an ACPS teacher at Albemarle high school.
I am petitioning Governor McDonnell of Virginia, the Albemarle County School Board, and the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to think about this law and change it so if you've passed Drivers Education through an approved educator you do not have to take it again. I'm asking that if you've taken it already, you can just have a study hall for that part of health class.
And if you are not able to change this I ask you for a simple explanation of why Virginia must have this Law.
Thanks for your Consideration.
Gus
As a little wrap up
I took drivers ed:
Seperate from health class
Through a county public school
From a county public school teacher
in a county public school class
and passed with a 97%.
Virgina won't let me graduate unless I take it again with health class. I want to have a study hall instead during the drivers ed portion of my health class. This current law is a waste of money for the Commonwealth of Virgina, waste of time for me.
Thanks again