Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 2723 – Responsibility of police officers
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(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.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 2723
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(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;