Parking

PHS has daily parking available for students who don’t have an annual permit but may need to drive on occasion. Daily parking is $3.00 per day. To utilize this option, park in the daily parking lot and proceed to the main office to sign in your vehicle. Please make sure to have vehicle make, model, color and plate number. You will also need to show a valid driver’s license.

Again, driving a vehicle to school is considered a privilege, not a right. At any time, a student may lose that privilege if administration deems necessary. All persons and vehicles on Park High School (PHS) parking lots are required to adhere to the School Board Policy 527 and the PHS Driving and Parking Policies as follows:

• Staff lots are off-limits to students from 7:00am - 3:30pm on all school days.
• Student parking on school property is by permit only. Vehicles on school property without a valid and current parking permit will be locked in place with a wheel-boot, subject to towing, and the owner fined.
• Vehicles must be parked in approved student lots and spaces only (indicated by signs and white lines). Vehicles parked in the incorrect lot will be locked in place with a wheel-boot, subject to towing, and the owner fined.
• All vehicles parked on school property are subject to search. If school officials determine there is a reasonable suspicion that a school regulation, a law has been violated, he/she maybe assisted by law-enforcement officer. Anything in the student's vehicle is understood to belong to that student. Students with contraband and/or inappropriate items in their vehicles may be subject to additional school consequences per district policy.
• Permits must be displayed, with the number facing out, on the rear view mirror while parked in the school lot. Permits must be clearly visible from outside the vehicle. Failure to do so is a violation and a ticket (fine) will be issued. (Students are recommended to remove the permit from the mirror when driving.) Permits for motorcycles should be brought to the PHS Administrative Office for the day.
• The permit holder is totally responsible for the vehicle in which the permit is hanging and MUST BE either the driver or a passenger in the vehicle. The permit holder is responsible for the behavior of everyone in the car even if he/she is not present.
• Permits are not transferable and are not to be resold. Permits may not be forged, altered, or tampered with in any way.
• Students are not allowed to loiter in or around vehicles once they are on school property. Once the vehicle is parked, students must immediately EXIT the vehicle and enter the school building.
• Students are required to identify themselves and the occupants of their vehicles when requested to do so by the lot attendant or school district personnel.
• Students are not allowed to go to their vehicle in the parking lot during the school day without written administrative permission.
• The speed limit in the parking lot is 10 mph. Careless /Reckless driving is not allowed.
• Students must adhere to all District 833 and Park High School policies, including the Attendance Policy, Senior Lunch Policy, and Tobacco Policy.
• Cumulative violations for any member of a single driver permit holder or car-pool permit holder may be cause for permit revocation for all involved students.
• If a car is parked in the school lot with a license number other than the numbers listed on the permit application, the car will be ticketed (fined) and/or have the wheel immobilized. Violators are not entitled to 'warnings' for violations.
• Cottage Grove police will assist Park High School administration in enforcing parking laws on campus and surrounding streets. All Minnesota motor vehicle laws will be enforced on school property.
• Tickets (fines) and/or loss of parking privileges may result from violations.
• Handicap Parking is available to students purchasing parking passes. Along with the student parking pass, the student will also need the handicap pass from the state displayed in their vehicle.

• Tickets will be issued daily for parking violations.
• Students must pay fines in full in the Main Office within 5 days of the violation.
• Cash or checks are accepted for the payment of fines. Checks should be written out to: Park High School.
• Students not complying with the District 833 School Board Policy 527 or the 'Park High School Parking Lot Rules' will receive a violation.
• Students who park on snow banks or display careless or illegal driving habits (reckless, speeding, burnouts) will also receive a violation.
• Students violating Minnesota Motor Vehicle Laws on school property will be referred to the Cottage Grove Police. Student parking permits will be revoked.
• Independent School District 833 is not responsible for vandalism, injury or theft of items in the school parking lots. Drivers should lock motor vehicles when parked at PHS.
• Please note that PHS reserves the right to assign violations to student drivers for situations not listed on this website.
• Students who do not pay their fines within 5 days will be required to meet with a school administrator and arrange for the payment.

Cumulative violations for any parking permit holder may range from a warning to permit revocation.

• Students must adhere to all District 833 and Park High School policies, including the Attendance Policy, Senior Lunch Policy, and Tobacco Policy.
• Consequences may include the following:
• 1st Violation - Warning
• 2nd Violation - Boot placed on the vehicle and a $5.00 fine, meeting with administration and one detention
• 3rd Violation - Boot placed on the vehicle and a $20.00 fine, meeting with administration and two detentions
• 4th Violation - Boot placed on the vehicle and consequences to be determined by administration
• Damaging/Break a Boot - Cost of replacing the boot (approximately $60.00), meeting with administration, potential charges for vandalism, and a one-day suspension
• Self Boot Removal - $20.00 fine, meeting with administration, and a one-day suspension
• Replicated/Altered Permit - $20.00 fine, meeting with administration, and a one-day suspension

Additional Consequences may include:

• Parking suspension for days up to trimester
• Permit revoked with prorated parking fee refund
• Permit revoked without prorated refund
• Referral to law enforcement
• Vehicle towed at owner expense.
• Please note that PHS reserves the right to assign violations to student drivers for situations not listed on this website.

• Every student must purchase his or her own parking permit.
• Parking permits may be suspended for students who receive detention during the school year and do not serve them by the deadline.