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14 DE Code § 1922. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 19. Local School Taxes|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 1922. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes.

§ 1922. Borrowing in anticipation of taxes. School districts may borrow money in anticipation of local school taxes, as imposed by this chapter, to an amount not to exceed 25% of such annual taxes, which shall be pledged for the payment of such loan or loans, and issue revenue anticipation notes or certificates, executed in accordance with § 2111 of this title. Such revenue anticipation notes or certificates shall mature and be payable within 90 days of the date such money is borrowed. They shall be redeemable at a state or national bank designated by the school district. The faith and credit of the school district is pledged for the payment of the principal and interest of the revenue anticipation notes or certificates of indebtedness which shall be exempt from taxation for any purpose by this State. All expense incident to the advertising, preparing, issuing and delivering of the revenue anticipation notes or certificates, and principals and interest thereon shall be paid by the school district. No such borrowing shall constitute an increase of bonded debt within the meaning of § 2107 of this title. 14 Del. C. 1953, §  1923;  56 Del. Laws, c. 66;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  32;
14 DE Code § 1923. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 19. Local School Taxes|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 1923. Payment of interest upon local school funds on deposit.

§ 1923. Payment of interest upon local school funds on deposit. (a) The State Treasurer shall credit to the account of each local school district that has funds on deposit with the State Treasurer such amount of interest as determined by this section upon such funds. The rate of interest applied shall be based upon net interest earned and calculated under guidelines established by the Cash Management Policy Board. (b) On or before the last day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the operating and debt service accounts respectively of each school district's operating and debt service funds with interest on the average balances in operating and debt service funds for the preceding month. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance. (c) On or before the last day of each month, the State Treasurer shall credit the debt service account of each local school district's construction fund with interest on the average balance of that proportion of the construction account contributed by the local school district. The amount of interest due shall be calculated upon the average daily account balances determined by the respective financial activity reports of the Department of Finance. 14 Del. C. 1953, §  1924;  57 Del. Laws, c. 284;  57 Del. Laws, c. 376;  60 Del. Laws, c. 511, §  66;  60 Del. Laws, c. 722, §  3;  63 Del. Laws, c. 142, §  33;  63 Del. Laws, c. 404, §§  1, 2, 6;  72 Del. Laws, c. 304, §  1;
14 DE Code § 1925. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 19. Local School Taxes|Subchapter I. General Provisions|§ 1925. School tax districts.

§ 1925. School tax districts. (a) If the State Board of Education divides a school district pursuant to the authority of § 1028(k) of this title, the geographical area encompassed by the district being divided shall be established as a school tax district for the collection of taxes at a uniform rate throughout the school tax district, said taxes to be distributed according to § 1028(k) of this title. Such a school tax district shall serve no other function nor shall any staff or governing board be established for such a district. (b) The tax rate for current operating expenses shall be the rate of taxes levied for current operating expenses in the district being divided in the fiscal year in which the State Board of Education adopts the plan dividing the district. (c) The tax rate for the meeting of bond obligations shall be set by the taxing authorities of the county wherein the school tax district is located after consultation with the Treasurer of the State and levied throughout the school tax district in order to meet the obligations of §§ 1028(k) and 2121 of this title. (d) The official of the county wherein the school tax district is located who is authorized to collect school taxes pursuant to § 1917 of this title shall annually set the tax rate, in compliance with subsections (b) and (c) of this section, for taxes to be collected in the following year. (e) This section shall supersede § 1924 of this title upon the effective date of the division pursuant to § 1028(k) of this title. 62 Del. Laws, c. 351, §  3;
14 DE Code § 1930-1943. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 19. Local School Taxes|Subchapter II. Tax on Mobile Homes|§ 1930-1943.

§ 1930-1943. Transferred.
14 DE Code § 2701. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2701. Free public schools.

§ 2701. Free public schools. Subject to other provisions of this title, all the public schools of this State shall be free to all children who are residents of the State and who are of the ages required or authorized for attendance in a public school. 21 Del. Laws, c. 67, §  22;  Code 1915, §  2296;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  41;  Code 1935, §  2684;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2701;  59 Del. Laws, c. 87, §  9;
14 DE Code § 2703. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2703. Private school attendance or other educational instruction.

§ 2703. Private school attendance or other educational instruction. Section 2702 of this title shall not apply to any student enrolled in a private school who is receiving regular and thorough instruction in the subjects prescribed for the public schools of the State in a manner suitable to children of the same age and stage of advancement, provided that such private school is subject to and in compliance with § 2704 of this title. For the purposes of this section, any student who is home-schooled in any manner provided for in § 2703A of this title shall also be exempt from the provisions of § 2702 of this title. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Justice of the Peace Court may retain jurisdiction over any case of truancy filed pursuant to § 2729 (failure to send) of this title or § 2730 (failure to attend) of this title prior to a student withdrawing from the public school bringing the charge and enrolling in a private or nonpublic school of this State. 24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2313;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  41;  Code 1935, §  2685;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2703;  49 Del. Laws, c. 403, §  4;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  63 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  3;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  131;  74 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  2;  76 Del. Laws, c. 23, §  1;
14 DE Code § 2703A. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2703A. Homeschools defined.

§ 2703A. Homeschools defined. (a) For purposes of this chapter, a “homeschool” is considered a nonpublic school, except that students enrolled in homeschools are deemed to be parentally-placed private school children for purposes of providing equitable services using proportionate share funds under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. § 1400, et. seq.  (b) The 3 types of homeschools are defined as follows:  (1) “Multi-family homeschool” means the education of children, primarily by the parents or legal guardians of the children mainly in 1 or more residences, or other facilities, when the children are not all related to each other as brother or sister. A person shall act as a liaison to the Department of Education for reporting enrollment and attendance information for all families involved. (2) “Single-family homeschool” means the education of an individual's own child, primarily by the parent or legal guardian of the child, mainly in their own residence. (3) “Single-family homeschool coordinated with the local school district” means the education of a child primarily by the parent or legal guardian of the child, mainly in their own residence, using a curriculum approved by the local superintendent or the local superintendent's designee. The local superintendent shall determine in writing that the student is or will be provided with regular and thorough instruction by the student's parent or legal guardian in the subjects prescribed for the public schools of the State and in a manner suitable to children of the same age and stage of advancement.74 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  83 Del. Laws, c. 87, § 1;
14 DE Code § 2704. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2704. Report of non-public schools to Department.

§ 2704. Report of non-public schools to Department. (a) All persons conducting nonpublic schools shall report end of the year attendance information to the Department of Education annually, on or before the July 31, on such forms as shall be prescribed by the Department of Education. (b) Such persons shall also submit annually, no later than October 5, a statement of pupil enrollment as of the last school day in September, on such forms as prescribed by the Department of Education. 24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2313;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  55;  Code 1935, §  2748;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2704;  58 Del. Laws, c. 494;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  132;  72 Del. Laws, c. 81, §  1;  74 Del. Laws, c. 79, §  3;  80 Del. Laws, c. 27, §  1;
14 DE Code § 2705. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2705. Exemption of children from compulsory attendance requirements.

§ 2705. Exemption of children from compulsory attendance requirements. (a) Other provisions of this title notwithstanding, a child may be exempted from § 2702 of this title upon request of the parent, guardian or other person legally having control of that child when the request is supported by written documentation of a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist or neurologist, as the case may require. The request and documentation shall be addressed to the superintendent of schools of the district in which the child resides and, in the case of a child with a disability or disabilities, the child's Individual Education Program (IEP) team, for the development of an educational program and determination of whether a change of placement is necessary to ensure that the child receives a free and appropriate public education. (b) Any disputed decision under this section shall be presented first to the board of education of the school district of which the child is a resident and may thereafter be appealed to the State Board of Education. The decision of the State Board of Education shall be final. In the case of a child with a disability or disabilities, all of the federal regulatory due process procedures of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act [20 U.S.C. §§ 1411 et seq.] shall apply. 24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2313;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  41;  Code 1935, §  2685;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2705;  61 Del. Laws, c. 190, §  3;  69 Del. Laws, c. 272, §  1;
14 DE Code § 2706. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2706. Contagious diseases.

§ 2706. Contagious diseases. Any child affected with diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever or smallpox shall be excluded from the schools until permission of the proper school officer for the child to return is granted; and intercourse between pupils of the schools and the family or house, when there is any case of 1 of these contagious diseases, must be forbidden until the official permission is given to return to the school. 17 Del. Laws, c. 68, §  3;  Code 1915, §  767;  Code 1935, §  773;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2707;  72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  7;
14 DE Code § 2707. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter I. School Attendance Requirements|§ 2707. Religious holidays.

§ 2707. Religious holidays. (a) A pupil's absence from school for the observance of a religious holiday is a necessary and excused absence. (b) A list of religious holidays on which a pupil's absence shall be excused shall be created by the Secretary of Education and placed in regulation. The list of approved religious holidays is not a limit on the power of school districts or charter schools to excuse absence on any other day for the purpose of religious or cultural observance. (c) A signed, written excuse from the pupil's parent or guardian is required in order to excuse an absence under this section. (d) A pupil of any public school, who is absent by reason of observance of a religious holiday, may not be deprived of any award or eligibility or opportunity to compete for any award. (e) School districts and charter schools must have a policy discouraging teachers from scheduling major grading events, such as tests, examinations, presentations, or project due dates on religious holidays. A pupil who misses a grading event due to excused absence for observance of a religious holiday must be allowed the opportunity to take an alternate test or given some other means to recover credit.  83 Del. Laws, c. 78, § 2;
14 DE Code § 2721. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2721. Definitions.

§ 2721. Definitions. In this chapter:  (1) “Court” means either the Justice of the Peace Court or Family Court. (2) “Parent” means a biological or natural parent, an adoptive parent, a person legally charged with the care or custody of a person under 18 years of age, a person who has assumed responsibility for the care of a person under 18 years of age, or a person acting as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of § 202(f) of this title who has enrolled the pupil in grades kindergarten through 12 of a public school in this State. (3) “Principal” means the highest administrative official of a public school and includes a person or group of persons designated by the principal to deal with school attendance. (4) “Record” means written materials and exhibits forwarded to a court by the school with a referral under this subchapter or admitted into evidence at a court hearing. (5) “School year” means the period of attendance determined by a pupil's local school board pursuant to § 1049 of this title, or in the case of a charter school as determined by the board of directors of the charter school consistent with the school's charter, and any additional academic improvement activities identified in § 2702(g) of this title that a pupil may be required to attend during or following such period of attendance. (6) “Student” means a person who is enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 of a public school of this State. (7) “Truant” means a student who has been absent from school without valid excuse for more than 3 school days during a school year. (8) “Valid excuse” means an excuse which is approved in the regulations of the district board of education of the school district in which the pupil is or should be enrolled pursuant to the provisions of this title, or in the case of a pupil enrolled in a charter school, by the board of directors of the charter school. 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  13;  74 Del. Laws, c. 175, §§  6-8;  82 Del. Laws, c. 224, § 3;
14 DE Code § 2722. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2722. Absences and truancy.

§ 2722. Absences and truancy. (a) Subject to the rules and regulations of the local school board, pupils enrolled in the free public schools may be excused by the superintendent of schools or persons authorized by the superintendent. Pupils enrolled in charter schools may be excused by the principal of the school or persons authorized by the principal, subject to rules and regulations promulgated by the board of directors of the charter school. (b) No pupil who could otherwise legally fail to attend school pursuant to § 2702(a) of this title may do so without the written consent of such person or persons having legal control of that pupil. 24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  1;  Code 1915, §  2313;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  41;  Code 1935, §  2685;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2706;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  60 Del. Laws, c. 449, §  4;  63 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  4;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 231, §  1;  71 Del. Laws, c. 180, §  133;  72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  6;  74 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  9;
14 DE Code § 2723. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2723. Responsibility of police officers.

§ 2723. Responsibility of police officers. (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. 63 Del. Laws, c. 290, §  6;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  12;
14 DE Code § 2724. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2724. Notification to parents and students.

§ 2724. Notification to parents and students. At the beginning of a school year each school district or public school shall notify each student and the parent of each student of the school attendance requirements of this Code, including the procedures and penalties applicable to truancy. The school district or school may determine the form of the notification. 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  14;
14 DE Code § 2725. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2725. Absences without excuse; truancy conferences.

§ 2725. Absences without excuse; truancy conferences. (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. 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  14;  79 Del. Laws, c. 26, §  3;  82 Del. Laws, c. 224, § 3;
14 DE Code § 2726. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2726. Procedure for truancy conferences.

§ 2726. Procedure for truancy conferences. The provisions of § 4122 of this title shall apply to truancy conferences. The principal shall determine the date, time and place of the conference and shall give all participants notice at least 1 week prior to the conference. In conducting a truancy conference, the principal may exclude any person, including a parent or a student, from the conference or part of a conference. 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  14;
14 DE Code § 2727. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2727. Notice of violation and compliance.

§ 2727. Notice of violation and compliance. No person shall be prosecuted for violation of § 2702 of this title if that person, within 3 days from the time that the person is notified by the superintendent of schools or persons authorized by the superintendent, presents an excuse in writing satisfactory to such superintendent of schools, and complies with the requirements of such § 2702 of this title. The mailing of a notice to the usual address of the offending party shall be sufficient notification. 24 Del. Laws, c. 121, §  2;  Code 1915, §  2314;  32 Del. Laws, c. 160, §  42;  33 Del. Laws, c. 175, §  1;  Code 1935, §  2686;  14 Del. C. 1953, §  2708;  57 Del. Laws, c. 113;  68 Del. Laws, c. 277, §  1;  70 Del. Laws, c. 186, §  1;  72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  8;
14 DE Code § 2728. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2728. Procedure for court adjudication.

§ 2728. Procedure for court adjudication. (a) When the school charges a parent or a student with a violation of § 2702 of this title, the school shall file a written complaint in the court. The complaint shall be on such form(s) as the court may require. The school shall be the complainant and the parent or the student shall be the defendant. The court must determine whether probable cause exists to issue a warrant or summons against the person charged. When there is probable cause to find that a student is truant, probable cause to issue a warrant or summons for a parent shall exist when the parent is named as the parent or guardian on the student's school records and the parent resides in Delaware. (b) The school shall attach to the complaint any record relevant to the allegations of the complaint. (c) When a complaint is filed, all sanctions imposed by the principal shall remain in effect unless suspended or terminated by the principal or stayed by the court. (d) The school may request that the court postpone adjudication. The court in its discretion may postpone the proceedings and may impose conditions on the student or parent. 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  14;  75 Del. Laws, c. 107, §  1;
14 DE Code § 2730. (2021)
2021 Delaware Code|Title 14 - Education|Chapter 27. School Attendance|Subchapter II. Truancy|§ 2730. Failure to attend; penalties.

§ 2730. Failure to attend; penalties. (a) The school may file a civil charge of truancy against the student in the Justice of the Peace Court if:  (1) The student is age 12 or older; and/or (2) The Court determines that a parent who is charged with violating § 2702 of this title has a valid affirmative defense under § 2729(b) of this title. (b) The court shall determine whether a preponderance of the evidence establishes that the student has violated § 2702 of this title. (c) If the Court determines the student has violated § 2702 of this title, it shall adjudicate the student a truant and may order the following remedial dispositions:  (1) Community service; (2) Counseling; (3) Substance abuse evaluation and treatment; (4) Mental health evaluation and treatment; (5) A curfew with hours set by the court; (6), (7) [Repealed.] (8) Prohibition of the student's participation in or attendance at any extra-curricular activity or social event which is an official school event or is sponsored by the school or held on school property; (9) A recommendation that the student enroll in the school in alternative educational and related services in accordance with Chapter 16 of this title; and (10) Such other action as is permitted by statute or by court rule. (d) [Repealed.] 72 Del. Laws, c. 346, §  14;  73 Del. Laws, c. 301, §  1;  81 Del. Laws, c. 404, § 1;