Student Parking

The application and parking pass process for the 25-26 school year is complete. We are no longer accepting applications as all passes have been distributed.

Required Forms:

• FCPS application for use of a Private Automobile
• West Potomac Parking Regulation Agreement

For the 25-26 school year, there is a $200 fee (payable through MySchoolBucks) for parking. 

All financial obligations must be clearedbefore purchasing at parking pass.

After submitting the Student Parking Permit Application, you will be contacted via your fcpsschools.net email addressed if your request is approved.

Please contact Mr. Walls ( @email ) with questions concerning your parking pass.

Students must possess and will be required to show a valid driver’s license at the time parking permits are issued.

The number of student parking spaces is limited. 

• Only Seniors & Juniors are eligible to apply. Applications will be prioritized first come-first serve with seniors approved and juniors approved after all seniors’ applications are accepted or denied. Once the application window closes, applications will be reviewed by the administrative and security team to approve or deny parking requests. Students with attendance and/or discipline issues can have their applications rejected by their administrator. Once the eligible students are determined notification will be sent via their FCPSschools email. It is your responsibility to review your email for acceptance notifications. Failure to respond to the acceptance notification and payment by the deadline will result in decline the permit. The notification will include directions for payments using MySchoolBucks. Payments must be received prior to obtaining a parking permit.

• Parking on Fairfax County Public School (FCPS) grounds is a privilege, and certain obligations and responsibilities come with that privilege. Please understand and realize that your Parking Permit and campus-driving privileges may be revoked at the discretion of the Administration. These rules and regulations help to ensure that parking is available to eligible Parking Permit holders. It is your responsibility to follow all the rules and regulations, which will be strictly enforced (2025-26).

• Parking Permits will not be issued to those students with outstanding financial obligations to West Potomac High School (WPHS), financial obligations must be paid in full and cleared by finance office.

Any questions may be directed to WPHS Security Team, Room 300.

1. Students must drive responsibly and must obey all Commonwealth of Virginia DMV laws, including passenger restriction laws/teen driving restrictions.

2. Students must abide by the posted speed limit on school grounds, 15 miles per hour, as well as maintain control of their vehicles on school grounds. Students must also observe laws such as stopping behind school-buses with flashing lights, yielding to pedestrians, and not recklessly endangering themselves, other students/visitors, or the faculty of WPHS. (Students must adhere to all staff directions regarding traffic flow during arrival and dismissal).

3. Students are responsible for obeying all parking and traffic signs as posted on school grounds and designated areas.

4. All drivers and vehicles must be registered with the school and must be parked only in designated areas, FCPS/WPHS-Parking Permit must be displayed in properly registered cars. FCPS/WPHS PERMIT must be clearly displayed on the rearview mirror inside.

5. Vehicles are off-limits to students during the school day (8:10 am to 2:55 pm), and permit-holding students or passengers of permit holders may not leave school grounds without proper authorization from the Administration. Unauthorized leaving of school grounds may result in student vehicles being searched and possible forfeiture of parking permit.

6. Parking Permits are non-transferable to other students, except in carpool situations. If you choose to carpool with other students, it is at your own risk. If a student in that carpool violates the WPHS parking policy the parking pass will be suspended or revoked for the entire carpool. Students will lose their privileges immediately should they transfer, sell, or loan their Parking Permit to a third party will be issued no refund of paid parking fees.

7. Should a student change or add a vehicle, the Campus Security Office must be notified soon as possible.

8. Vehicles parked in designated handicapped parking spaces must display authorization from the motor vehicle administration agency of the state in which the vehicle is registered. Individuals who need accommodation until such authorization is acquired may obtain a special permit from the Administration that allows parking in areas otherwise prohibited, on-campus staff parking lot.

9. This special permit does not authorize parking in handicapped parking spaces, and it does not take the place of an officially authorized permit from a state motor vehicle administration.

10. Any vehicle not displaying such a permit shall be considered unregistered. Damaged or stolen parking permits must be promptly replaced. Failure to replace such permits will be considered a violation. There is no charge for the replacement of the first permit, upon proof of damage to, or loss of originally issued permits. A second replacement permit may be subject to a fee ($20) at the cost of the replacement of the decal. Replacement permits are issued by the Campus Security Office. Stolen permits should be immediately reported to Campus Security Office.

11. Parking Permits are reserved at designated areas for use between the hours of 7:00 am to 3:00 pm on days in which school is in session.

12. Parking Permit holding students are responsible for all passengers’ actions and belongings left in the vehicle. WPHS will NOT assume any responsibility for damage to vehicles or other items of personal property left in them, including parking permits, while on school premises. All vehicles must be locked while parked.

13. Student vehicles on school grounds or designated areas may be searched when there are reasonable grounds to believe that they contain illegal items or in violation of the Student Rights and Responsibilities (SR&R).

14. Texting or use of a cell phone while driving on school property is strictly prohibited.

Driver Cell Phone Use:

· Hands-Free Only: Virginia law prohibits drivers from holding a cell phone while operating a moving vehicle.

· Legal Exceptions: Talking on a cell phone while using a hands-free device is permitted, as is using a cell phone when lawfully parked or stopped.

· Fines for Violations: Violations of the hands-free law can result in fines.

15. Any violation of these regulations or unsafe driving practices at any time may result in the revocation of the school permit and or further disciplinary action.

Students who are enrolled in WPHS Academy classes are required to park in non-reserved and designated Academy locations per WPHS Academy administration. If a student has a valid current year FCPS parking permit from their base school there is NO FEE to park at West Potomac Academy.

If the student does not possess a parking permit from their base school a parking permit MUST be obtained at West Potomac Academy at a designated fee. This issued parking permit will only be valid when parking at WPHS.

All student driver forms should be completed, signed by the student and parent/guardian and submitted to Ms. J. Barbour in the Academy Office, room 157, prior to parking on the premises.

Any violation of this West Potomac High School parking agreement may result in written citations, temporary suspension of parking privileges, forfeiture of parking privileges, or towing for all persons registered to that vehicle or parking permit without refund of permit cost, depending upon the severity of the infraction. Unauthorized leaving of school grounds by all students holding an WPHS parking permit may result in loss of parking privileges for all vehicles registered to the permit for the first violation without refund of parking permit cost. Student behavior on campus and attendance can affect your parking privileges and may result in disciplinary action and/or suspension of parking privileges.

No parking is allowed in a fire lane, yellow painted curbs, handicap designated spaces, kiss n ride/staff lot, interference with traffic flow, or where “No Parking” signs are posted. Contact the Campus Security Office for the towing service used.

Penalties of any aspect of the WPHS Staff and Visitors Parking Rules and Regulation Policy will result in the following:

*THESE VIOLATIONS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE*

Any dispute concerning parking tickets must be brought to the Campus Security Office or Administration within 10 school days of the issuance date of the ticket. Any violations will result in:

· 1st Violation – $40 citation paid with cash or check (payable to West Potomac High School) at the WPHS Campus Security Office or Main Office and notification of violation to administrator (i.e., failure to properly display FCPS/WPHS or registered Academy parking permit, improper parking in designated areas, parking in a non-designated area and/or within a marked parking space, etc.)

· 2nd Violation and EACH AND EVERY SUBSEQUENT VIOLATION(S) -$40 citation paid with cash or check (payable to West Potomac High School) at WPHS Campus Security Office or Main Office, notification of violation to administrator, AND suspension or revocation of parking pass without refund of parking permit cost.

Vehicles with multiple parking violations beyond the three (3) violations noted above may be subject to be towed off school grounds and impounded at the owners’ expense.

All unregistered/unauthorized vehicles parked on West Potomac HS property in the fire lane, yellow-painted curbs, white-painted crosswalks, handicap designated spaces, Kiss and Ride/Staff parking lot or where “No Parking” signs are posted may be subject to immediate towing and impounded at owners’ expense without notification.