Swerve Driving School Teen Policies - Attendance - Behavior - Practice - Cameras - Course Completion - Fees

Sep 18, 2026

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Swerve Driving School teen policies outline attendance requirements for classroom and behind-the-wheel instruction, including makeup limits, lateness consequences, and roll-call procedures for Zoom sessions. The document sets expectations for student conduct, including dismissal grounds such as cheating, misuse of equipment, and violations of traffic safety rules. It specifies behind-the-wheel training arrangements, camera and cellphone policies, competence requirements, course completion steps, simulation via Driver-Zed, online scheduling access, and key fee triggers. It also covers IDL regulations, penalties for violations, and optional organ donor information.

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Attendance

Behavior

Behind-the-wheel practice

Cameras

Cellphones

Competence

Course completion

Driver-Zed

DSS (online scheduling)

Fees

Graphic content

Intermediate drivers’ license regulations

Penalties for violations and accidents

Organ donor

Parent night

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. Swerve Driving School Teen Policies 1. Attendance: Classroom and behind-the-wheel (BTW) instruction, including any make-up classes, will be completed in not less than 30 days and not more than 150 days. A one-time, 60-day extension may be granted for an additional fee of $100 . • Enrollment will not be allowed after the third class has started. • Students cannot attend class until the date of their 15th birthday. • The course consists of 15, two-hour classes, 5 one-hour drives, 2, two-hour Driver-Zed simulation sessions, and one observation while another teen is driving. • Students may not be more than 10 minutes late to class or 5 minutes late for drives per WA State law. Students late to class will not be admitted and it will count as an absence. Students arriving more than 5 minutes late for a drive will be subject to a $50 missed drive fee. • No more than 4 classroom absences will be allowed. All absences and failed final exams (score less than 80%) must be made up. Only one missed class may be made up per day. One make-up class may be done in addition to a regularly scheduled class on the same day. • Teens must sign a roster sheet for every in-person class, including makeup classes. Failure to sign the roster will result in having to take the class again. • Teens must respond to three roll calls for every Zoom class, including make-up classes. Roll calls are done randomly throughout class. Failure to answer any roll call will result in having to take the entire class again. 2. Behavior: Students are fully accountable for their conduct. Students can be dismissed from the course without refund for: misbehavior, cheating, Zoom bombing, being under the influence of drugs or alcohol, misuse of Traffic Safety Education equipment, repeated and willful violation of traffic laws, and failure to complete assigned work. 3. Behind-the-wheel practice: It is Swerve Driving School practice to have one to three students in the instructional vehicle training with the instructor. By signing this form, you give Swerve Driving School permission to conduct BTW training in a one-on-one setting. 4. Cameras: Instructional vehicles are equipped with video cameras for safety and training purposes only. Images from the cameras will never be used for public display of any type. By signing this form, you give Swerve Driving School permission to videotape all drives. 5. Cellphones: Cell phone use is prohibited in the instruction vehicles unless there’s an emergency. Cell phones may only be used in the classroom to take pics of the PowerPoint slides or look up classroom related content. 6. Competence: No one can learn to drive in 5 hours. Behind-the-wheel practice with a licensed adult, in addition to driving school drives, is critical for success. We recommend a minimum of 3 hours of practice time between scheduled drives. All students must be able to demonstrate basic driving skills before we can issue a course completion. If an instructor believes that a student is not ready for the next drive, future scheduled drives maybe canceled until a resolution can be reached. Extra drives, whether desired or required, are $70 per hour. 7. Course completion: Following the successful completion of all required tests and activities, a course completion will be issued electronically to DOL. A course completion must be entered before a road test can be scheduled. 8. Driver-Zed: We participate in a DOL-approved “Driver-Zed” program, which is 4 hours of required computer simulation designed to introduce teens to hazardous driving situations. Zed is available in-person or via Zoom. 9. DSS: DSS is our online scheduling and database program. Once your enrollment is activated a username and password providing access to the student portal will be emailed. A full classroom schedule and all open drives will be visible in this portal. You can schedule, reschedule and cancel all drives and make-up classes here. 10. Fees: A

FAQs

What are the main attendance and lateness rules for teen students?

Classroom and BTW instruction must be completed within a defined window. Students may not be admitted if arriving late for class, and late drive arrivals can trigger a missed-drive fee. Limits apply to classroom absences, and certain work and final exam failures must be made up.

Under what conditions can a teen be dismissed from the course without refund?

The policy states students are accountable for conduct and may be dismissed without refund for misbehavior, cheating, Zoom bombing, being under the influence, misuse of traffic safety equipment, repeated willful traffic law violations, or failure to complete assigned work.

How do cameras and cellphones work during instruction?

Instructional vehicles use video cameras for safety and training only, and images are not intended for public display. Cell phone use is prohibited in vehicles unless there is an emergency, and in class it is limited to taking slides photos or looking up classroom-related content.

Sep 18, 2026

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