Driving Policy

Cars and driving at Herlufsholm

At Herlufsholm, we believe in giving our students freedom with responsibility. This also applies to the use of cars while attending the school, whether as day students or boarding students.

Having a car at Herlufsholm requires a responsible approach and respect for the agreements we make with one another.

This agreement is therefore based on mutual trust. Students are expected to take responsibility for managing their access to a car in accordance with the school’s rules and the expectations we all share.

Rules for all students

Driving and responsibility

Students must comply with road traffic laws at all times.
The speed limit on the Herlufsholm grounds is 20 km/h.
Students may only drive a car that they or their parents have provided for their use. They must not drive other students’ cars or lend their own car to other students.

Access, pick-up and drop-off, and parking

The entrance by Trollehallen is reserved for staff and other visitors. It must not be used by students or by parents dropping off or picking up students. Pick-up and drop-off may instead take place at Skygningen.
Students must park in the designated parking spaces by the cemetery opposite the school.
As a general rule, students are not permitted to drive onto the school grounds. Exceptions may be made where access is necessary to load or unload luggage or similar items, but only by specific prior arrangement with a teacher or boarding teacher and via the access route designated by the school.

Rules for boarding students

Driving during school hours (8.00 AM–4.00 PM)

Boarding students must not use cars during school hours. Exceptions may be arranged with a teacher or boarding teacher for medical appointments or other essential errands.

Driving during free time (4.00 PM–10.00 PM)

Boarding students may use cars by prior arrangement with their boarding teacher.

Driving at night (10.00 PM–08.00 AM)

Boarding students must not use cars during these hours.

Driving during weekends at school

Boarding students must not use cars during weekends at school. This restriction also applies between 4.00 PM and 10.00 PM on both Friday and Saturday. On Sunday, boarding students may use cars by prior arrangement with their boarding teacher.

Driving in connection with weekends at home

Boarding students may use cars to travel to and from school for weekends at home. These journeys are exempt from the usual time restrictions.

Travelling with other students

Boarding students may only travel in a car with other students by prior arrangement with their boarding teacher. This also applies after school and in the evening.

Rules for day students

Driving during school hours (8.00 AM–4.00 PM)

Day students may use cars to travel between home and school at the beginning and end of their school day, including when their schedule at school starts or finishes within these hours.
Day students must not use cars for personal errands or other journeys during school hours. Exceptions may be agreed with a teacher for medical appointments or other essential errands.

Parties and social events during weekends at school

Day students may drive to and from the school’s parties, balls and other social events during weekends at school. Cars must be parked in the designated parking spaces by the cemetery.
Day students who have arrived by car must not, under any circumstances, consume alcohol in connection with the event.

Trust and responsibility

These arrangements rely on each student taking responsibility for complying with the agreement. Boarding students will therefore not normally be required to hand in their car keys, and the school will not routinely monitor students’ use of cars.

In return, we expect all students to respect the rules and act responsibly when using a car.

If a student fails to comply with the agreement, the school will consider whether they may continue to have a car while attending the school or living as a boarding student. In more serious cases, students may also be sent home or required to leave the school, in accordance with the school’s study- and order regulations.

The aim is not to restrict students’ independence, but to establish a framework in which freedom and responsibility go hand in hand, giving students the opportunity to show that they can honour the trust placed in them.