Delaware Administrative Code
Title 14 - Education
600 - School Climate and Discipline
603 - Compliance with the Gun-Free Schools Act
Section 603-3.0 - Written Policy Required
Universal Citation: 14 DE Admin Code 603-3.0
Current through Register Vol. 28, No. 3, September 1, 2024
3.1 Each school district and charter school shall have a written policy implementing the Gun-Free Schools Act [(20 U.S.C. § 7961)] and complying with 11 Del.C. § 1457A or its successor statute. At a minimum, the policy must contain the following elements:
3.1.1 A student who is determined to have
brought a firearm to school, or to have possessed a firearm at school, shall be
expelled for not less than 1 school year.
3.1.2 Pursuant to 11 Del.C. §
1457A(f),
modification to the expulsion requirement may be made on a case by case basis
by the local school board or charter school board of directors. Any
modification to the expulsion requirement must be reported to the
Department.
3.2 A copy of the school district's or charter school's current policy shall be in the school district or charter school's Student Handbook or Code of Conduct.
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