{"data":{"id":"us-de/14-del.-c.-2725","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"14 Del. C. § 2725","heading":"Absences without excuse; truancy conferences.","body":"(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.\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.","path":["Title 14. Education","Free Public Schools","CHAPTER 27. School Attendance","Subchapter II. Truancy"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c027/sc02/index.html#2725","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:18Z","sha256":"b9b2a46f9df35060bf14fb7ffc4e5a85229e64b18c4dd5f989afe2f710ddb900","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/14-del.-c.-2724","next":"us-de/14-del.-c.-2726"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}