PERMIT PROCESS

All students are required to obtain a permit if they are planning on riding a bike to school and parking it on campus. Students wanting to ride a Bike or eBike must complete an application (linked below) and attend a Carlsbad Unified School District (CUSD) approved Bike/eBike Safety Presentation. After completion of this application process, students will then receive a district-issued parking permit sticker which will need to be affixed to their Bike or eBike. Stickers will be issued through the student’s school Front Office. Students who do not have a sticker visibly affixed to their Bike or eBike will not be permitted to bring their Bike or eBike onto any CUSD campus. There will be no charge to students for any portion of this application process.

Bike & eBike Permit Form

NEW PERMITS
Bike and eBike Parking Permits shall be renewed annually. For students who are new to CUSD, or move into CUSD during the school year, or for students who decide after the start of the school year that they want to ride their Bike or eBike to school, the online application link is live year round. CUSD recommends new permit holders attend in-person Bike/eBike Safety Presentations such as ones provided by the City of Carlsbad.  These are made available at different times throughout the school year. However, CUSD will also accept evidence of attendance of online bike/ebike training such as an online CHP approved course.  Please check the CUSD website for dates, times, and locations of all CUSD approved Bike/eBike Safety Presentations, or check with your student’s school Front Office for additional options.

PERMIT RENEWALS
For annual renewals, students need only to complete an approved, online Bike/eBike Safety Presentation or Course. An online CHP approved course is available for students to meet the requirements. Students may complete another in-person Presentation or Course, however this is not required for renewals. Proof of successful completion of the online Presentation or Course must be provided to your student’s school Front Office. Please check with the Front Office for CUSD approved online Bike/eBike Safety Presentations or Courses. 

A two-week grace period will be given at the start of each school year for all students, and all new to CUSD students beginning on their first day of enrollment regardless of their month of enrollment. If there are more than two weeks from their first day of enrollment and the next CUSD-approved Bike/ eBike Safety Presentation, please check with your student’s school Front Office, or send an email to bikepermit@carlsbadusd.net requesting information about obtaining a temporary Bike or eBike Permit (this may include the requirement of completion of an approved, online alternate Bike/eBike Safety Presentation or Course).

Please Note: Parking Permits are a privilege and may be revoked at any time for not following the safety expectations covered in the CUSD-approved Safety Presentation or Course. This includes wearing a helmet while riding as well as riding safely to and from school, and to and from a school-sponsored event.