(a) If a student has been absent from school without a valid excuse 1 or more days, the principal of the school may take such action as the principal considers appropriate.
(b) If a student is truant, the principal shall schedule a truancy conference with the student, the student's parent and the principal pursuant to § 2726 of this title. The conference may be attended by other persons as the principal may include.
(c) Following a truancy conference the school shall decide whether or not to file a charge against the parent for a violation of § 2702 of this title; provided however, that the principal shall refer the case for prosecution following the twentieth day of unexcused absence by a student during the school year, in compliance with § 2702(d) of this title, and may refer the case before the twentieth day of unexcused absence if the principal determines it is appropriate to do so.
(d) The fact that a student or student's parent attended or failed to attend a truancy conference does not bar the principal from filing a complaint with the Justice of the Peace Court.
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.