Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 2702 – Compulsory attendance requirements; evaluation of readiness; exit …
(a) Except as otherwise provided, the following provisions are applicable to school attendance in this State:
(1) Every person in this State who has legal custody, guardianship of the person, or legal control of a child between 5 and 16 years of age, including any person acting as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of § 202(f) of this title, shall enroll the child in a public school in the school district of the person’s residence.
(2) Every person who has legal custody, guardianship of the person, or legal control of a student, including any person acting as a caregiver pursuant to the provisions of § 202(f) of this title, who is enrolled in a public school of this State shall send the student to the school each day of the minimum school term and to any academic improvement activities required by § 153 of this title.
(3) Every student who is enrolled in a public school of this State shall attend the school each day of the minimum school term and any academic improvement activities required by § 153 of this title. A student who has been absent from school without a valid excuse for more than 3 school days in a school year is a truant. A truant and the parent of a truant are subject to the administrative procedures and court proceedings set out in subchapter II of this chapter.
Terms Used In Delaware Code Title 14 Sec. 2702
- Child: means a person who has not reached the age of 18 years. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- State: means the State of Delaware; and when applied to different parts of the United States, it includes the District of Columbia and the several territories and possessions of the United States. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
- Year: means a calendar year, and is equivalent to the words "year of our Lord. See Delaware Code Title 1 Sec. 302
(b) For the purposes of this section, a child shall be considered 5 years of age if that child celebrates the child’s fifth birthday according to the following schedule:
| 1993-94 school year | Fifth birthday on or beforeNovember 30, 1993. | |
| 1994-95 school year | Fifth birthday on or beforeOctober 31, 1994. | |
| 1995-96 school year | Fifth birthday on or beforeSeptember 30, 1995. | |
| 1996-97 school year | Fifth birthday on or beforeAugust 31, 1996. | |
| Subsequent school years | Fifth birthday on or beforeAugust 31 of the respective year. |