ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County Public Schools is cracking down on e-bikes and e-scooters as the district says enforcement of a new ban begins after Labor Day.
Under the new policy, only students with a learner’s permit or driver’s license will be allowed to ride e-bikes or e-scooters to school — and even those students will need to obtain a permit from their school first. That means elementary and middle school students will not be allowed to ride electric devices to campus at all.
Scott Howat, Chief Communications Officer for OCPS, explained who will still be permitted to ride…