School Climate and Discipline

The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) fosters student engagement and learning by supporting a healthy school climate across all Delaware schools. DDOE believes students, families, and educators must work together to maintain a climate of respect, consideration, and good citizenship.

Social, Emotional and Behavioral Wellbeing

Supports districts and charters by providing promising practices for whole-child wellbeing.

School Safety

The Delaware Comprehensive School Safety (CSS) Program is a statewide partnership designed to keep schools safe by assessing risks and vulnerabilities that may be potential threats to child safety.

Delaware Positive Behavior Support (DE-PBS) Project

Equips Delaware educators with information and resources to create healthy learning environments for students through multi-tiered systems of behavioral support. Sponsored by the University of Delaware College of Education and Human Development.

Student Conduct and Discipline

Find information on school bullying prevention and reporting as well as discipline due process rights for suspensions/expulsions.

Delaware law requires school personnel to complete 9 hours (10 hours for certain administrators, school counselors, and school nurses) of approved non-academic training over a three-year period on:

  • Child Abuse and Child Safety Awareness, Prevention, Detection and Reporting
  • School Bullying Awareness and Prevention; Criminal Youth Gang Detection
  • Suicide Awareness and Prevention
  • Teen dating violence

In addition, any school personnel performing or reporting physical restraint procedures must complete training annually (performing) or at least once every three years (reporting). Additional details about required courses and frequency can be found on the non-academic mandatory training site.

Please note: Each school district and charter school shall establish policies based on the following model policies. The purpose of these model policies is to provide a blueprint for creating comprehensive and effective responses.