Responsibility of police officers.
Del. Code tit. 14, § 2723
in effect(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.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c027/sc02/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026
