Student Parking

Students Driving to School

Limited automobile parking for students is provided as a convenience. Parking is a privilege, not a right. Barrington High School will only issue parking permits to seniors and juniors as spots are available. Freshmen and sophomores DO NOT have permission to park in any lots at BHS or in the Field of Dreams parking lots. 

School District 220 and Barrington High School are not responsible for the automobile or its contents; parking is at your own risk. Cars should always be locked. If the parking lot is full, it will be the student’s responsibility to locate the parking lot security attendant to secure a parking space, as long as the student has a valid parking permit. If the student is unable to locate outside security, it will be the student’s responsibility to report to the Campus Security counter at Door 1 immediately. School authorities have the right to check/search vehicles on school property. Search, based upon reasonable cause, may include the passenger compartment, engine compartment, and trunk, all containers locked or unlocked in or upon the vehicle. 

Consequences: Vehicles not displaying valid parking permits or those illegally parked will be ticketed by the Barrington Police Department and/or towed at the owner’s expense. Noncompliance with parking rules/regulations, attendance concerns, and/or truancy may result in the loss of parking privileges for the current year and the following year, SPURS eligibility, or other privileges at BHS, such as participation in clubs, activities, sports, or school-sponsored events. 

Parking Registration 

Seniors who are interested in parking will complete an interest survey in early spring. Students who meet the eligibility requirements listed below, will have parking fees added to their Infinite Campus parent portal in late spring or early summer. Parking assignments are based on timestamped payments and are issued on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

Junior parking at the Field of Dreams is reviewed each year based on student population. Eligible juniors must complete an interest survey in the spring and meet the parking eligibility requirements listed below. Students who qualify will have parking fees added to their Infinite Campus parent portal in late spring or early summer. Parking assignments are based on timestamped payments and are issued on a first-come, first-served basis while supplies last.

BHS Parking Permit Eligibility 

  • Students need to have a zero balance for ALL fees and obligations

  • Students cannot be designated as chronically absent during the previous school year. This means students must have fewer than 16 absences per school year.

  • Students must have no disciplinary infractions that result in an in-school or out-of-school suspension or being placed on a behavior contract during the previous school year.

  • Students must have no incidents of Academic Dishonesty during the previous school year.

Seniors Graduating Early 

Seniors graduating early will pay the full parking amount. Once the student graduates, they will submit in writing a request for a half-year refund specific to their parking fees fees@barrington220.org, and in addition, return the parking permit to the Student Activities Office. 

PARKING A VEHICLE ON CAMPUS IS A PRIVILEGE THAT REQUIRES ADHERENCE TO THE RULES LISTED BELOW: 

  • Seniors issued a parking permit will park in the Hart Road Parking Lot and the Field of Dreams parking lot. Parking permit tags assigned to each student denote the lot where they are permitted to park.

  • Parking for Juniors during the 2025-2026 school year will be for the full school year. Junior parking spaces will be assigned based on the results of a lottery drawing. Only students who met the eligibility criteria above were entered into the lottery drawing. Both Juniors and Seniors must continue to meet these requirements through the conclusion of their junior year in order to maintain their eligibility. 

  • Juniors will use both the lower FOD parking lot, and a portion of the allotted parking spaces in the upper lot. 

  • Semester parking will NOT be offered for any students at BHS. 

  • BHS parking permits need to be displayed, facing out, on the car's rearview mirror. 

  • Students must follow the Rules of the Road; Handicapped spaces are meant for individuals covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. 

  • Students may not park their vehicle in designated Visitor Parking or Reserved parking spaces.

  • Students may not use staff parking permits. 

  • Cars parked with or without a permit outside designated student spaces, or illegally, are subject to school consequences, ticketing, and/or towing at the owner’s expense. 

  • Parking permits and/or permit numbers may not be used by, sold, copied, or transferred to another student or their vehicle. Students who allow their parking permit to be used for unauthorized purposes and those students who use an unauthorized parking permit may lose their privilege to park at Barrington High School and are subject to additional consequences. 

  • If you have a valid parking permit and are unable to drive your primary vehicle, you may use another family vehicle as a temporary one-day substitute. Please make sure to transfer your parking permit. 

  • Students may not loiter in vehicles or parking lots. 

  • Students are not permitted to park in RESERVED parking during the school day Monday - Friday until 5pm.

  • The speed limit on campus is 10 MPH. Excessive speed, reckless driving, running stop signs and/or squealing tires are prohibited and may result in immediate loss of parking privileges and/or other school-related consequences. 

  • Off-Campus Courses/Student Occupational Studies’ (work program) parking privileges will be revoked if the course/work is dropped. 

  • A student must be in attendance 95% of the school year or better. If a student reaches a total of 5% absences in one semester (unexcused) in any one class, their parking privileges may be revoked for the remainder of the semester. There will be no refund of parking fees.

Online Registration Statement of Understanding & Acknowledgement

I understand that the privilege of parking is limited to students with no outstanding fees or lunch balances and agree to pay all outstanding fees, including the fee for parking.  My student will not receive a parking permit until all fees have been paid in full. I have read, understand, and accept the rules and regulations regarding driving and parking on school grounds, as outlined in the BHS student handbook and in this document. By accepting the parking permit, I understand the consequences of violating the rules and regulations.