(a) Any pupil under the age of 16 identified by a police officer as being off school property without official authorization may be returned to that pupil's home school.
(b) Any pupil under the age of 16 identified by a police officer as being off school property without official authorization may be detained by the police for a period not to exceed 2 hours for the purpose of notification of parent or guardian. This detention may be within the police station but not in a criminally confined area.
Structure Delaware Code
§ 2723. Responsibility of police officers.
§ 2724. Notification to parents and students.
§ 2725. Absences without excuse; truancy conferences.
§ 2726. Procedure for truancy conferences.
§ 2727. Notice of violation and compliance.
§ 2728. Procedure for court adjudication.
§ 2729. Failure to send; affirmative defense; penalties.
§ 2730. Failure to attend; penalties.
§ 2731. Enforcement of court order.
§ 2734. Disposition and accounting of fines.
§ 2735. Special procedure for expungement of truancy records.