Meet the Team

Anthony Fralix is a Charleston native. He grew up on James Island and graduated from James Island high School. He opened James Island Driving School, LLC in 2010. JIDS is a small family oriented business.

Mr. Fralix has taught Defensive Driving for over twenty four years. He is certified by AAA for Defensive Driving. He is also certified by the SC DMV for Drivers Education. Both Anthoney and his wife are licensed by the SC DMV to administer Third Party Testing.

Anthoney’s experience and expertise serve to make your sessions at James Island Driving School the best available.

Penny moved to Charleston area in 1979 and calls Charleston home!  She has been a licensed instructor since 2012 and a Third Party Tester since 2016.

She enjoys teaching students  drivers education and hopes that her training will  help them drive safer and defensively so they can get home safely!

Penny and Anthony have four children and five grandchildren. She enjoys spending time with her family and cruising.

Raeford is a Charleston native who has lived in West Ashley with his wife long enough see his own two kids become drivers. He served as a police officer with the city of North Charleston for several years where he responded to hundreds of traffic collisions, stopped lots of dangerous and unsafe drivers, received valuable training and real life experience in advanced driving along with a professional knowledge and understanding of South Carolina traffic law.

Raeford’s law enforcement career was cut short after he was struck and permanently injured by a vehicle while directing traffic at an earlier collision.

As a certified driving instructor and examiner at James Island Driving School, Raeford strives for each student to have a positive learning experience and has taught hundreds of students over the years how to safely and confidently navigate these increasingly congested Low Country roads.