{"data":{"id":"us-de/14-del.-c.-4401","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"14 Del. C. § 4401","heading":"Adult sexual misconduct in schools policy [For applicability of section, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 2].","body":"Each school district and charter school shall establish a policy which shall require, at a minimum, all of the following:\n(1) A provision establishing appropriate and inappropriate interactions between adult employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.\n(2) A provision prohibiting adult sexual misconduct in schools which shall apply to employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.\n(3) A provision prohibiting any sexual relationship between a student, even if the student is an adult, and a school district or charter school employee while the student is a current student.\n(4) A provision emphasizing the mandatory reporting requirements of § 903 of Title 16.\n(5) A procedure for notifying the Department of Education and law enforcement of suspected adult sexual misconduct.\n(6) A provision delineating preferred and prohibited methods of electronic communications between school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers and students.\n(7) A provision that substantiated incidents of adult sexual misconduct will be reported in future reference checks for employment or volunteer work.\n(8) A provision requiring the development of hiring practices to screen for adult sexual misconduct in school employees, contractors, coaches, and volunteers.","path":["Title 14. Education","Free Public Schools","CHAPTER 44. Adult Sexual Misconduct in Schools Policy [For applicability of chapter, see 83 Del. Laws, c. 408, § 2]"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title14/c044/index.html#4401","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:18Z","sha256":"a42451e6b295bd59ff3b00dec2c65dcce2e67d876153b830b89dd8481b9b2d11","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/14-del.-c.-4308","next":"us-de/14-del.-c.-4501"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}