This course, which is offered in the tenth grade and is a required course, emphasizes sound principles of highway safety, students` responsibility in the operation of a motor vehicle, and shows students the effect of physical, mental, and emotional traits on safety. This course includes presentations and discussions on defensive driving, alcohol and drugs, traffic laws and enforcement, driving attitudes, automobile insurance, vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, pedestrian safety and basic and advanced driving techniques. Note that students may complete this course during the summer (between 9th and 10th grade) at Parkland High School to avoid having to schedule this during the school year. A fee applies to the summer course. However, this is only for students who are unable to schedule this course during the school day and for 10th grade LCTI students who may not be able to fit the face-to-face class into their schedule. Requests to move from the face-to-face class to the online class will not be approved after the deadline for submitting schedule changes for the following school year. Students must speak to their guidance counselor about this. Of Final Note: According to the PA Bureau of Licensing, a student must first complete the classroom theory class before a CLIU driving instructor may issue the actual Behind the Wheel (BTW) driver’s licensing test. We realize that some of our students engage in CLIU’s BTW program during the first semester and may not be scheduled for the classroom theory course until second semester. If this is the case, students may inform their BTW instructor at CLIU of this conflict, take the sixth BTW lesson CLIU to receive the BTW certificate and take the driver’s test at the DMV with one of their driving examiners. The law maintains that a state examiner may issue the driver’s test at the DMV with one of their driving examiners. The law maintains that a state examiner may issue the driver’s test to a student without the completion of the theory course, but a driver’s education instructor may not. CLIU also offers an online theory course for a fee. Students interested in taking their online course should inquire at CLIU.