Pitt County high school students who don’t behave may soon find themselves legally unable to drive starting this semester.

To help keep students on track in school, the district is going back to enforcing state legislation that withholds or revokes students’ driver’s licenses and permits if they get a long-term suspension, fail more than one class or drop out of school.

Under the Dropout Prevention and Driver’s License adequate progress legislation, students must pass 70 percent of their classes, or three out of four courses in Pitt County’s block schedule, to be given or keep their permits or licenses.

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