FUHS requires Smart Start class for student parking permits

Effective with the 2011-2012 school year, Fallbrook Union High School (FUHS) has made it a requirement for students who want to park their cars on campus to attend a free Start Smart driving safety class.

The Start Smart program, which is led by the Sheriff’s Fallbrook substation, was started by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) approximately five years ago. It is meant to reinforce safe driving in new and inexperienced drivers, while giving “real life” examples of what the dangers of inattentive driving may be. The Sheriff’s department started running the program in conjunction with the CHP...