About DELREC

The Delaware Law Related Education Center, Inc. (DELREC) is a private nonprofit, 501c(3) organization which has provided services to Delaware’s schools and the community for nearly a decade. Its most widely known programs are the Delaware High School Mock Trial Competition, the “We the People” Competition, and Law Day in the High Schools.

The mission of the Center is to provide resources to enhance the presence of law-related education initiatives in Delaware. DELREC is a statewide consortium of educators, attorneys, judges, law enforcement officers and other community leaders. It seeks to promote active learning experiences and skills development for students who need to function in a society based on the rule of law.

About Law-Related Education

Law-related education is defined in federal law as “education to equip nonlawyers with knowledge and skills pertaining to the law, the legal process, and the legal system, and the fundamental principles and values on which these are based”. The content of law-related education includes such concepts as justice, authority, equality, property, liberty, responsibility and privacy.  The development of competency in civil discourse, higher level thinking, decision-making, advocacy, critical thinking, analysis, synthesis, and public speaking are all benefits of LRE.  Lastly, LRE promotes a commitment to the rule of law and to democratic values and beliefs.

Executive Director

Betsy Renzo, Esq

BRenzo@delrec.org

Programs supported by the Center

DELREC’S Board of Trustees

Daniel M. Attaway, Esq – President of the Board
          Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Michael Feldman- Board Secretary
Delaware Department of Education
Nicole M. Faries, Esq. – Board Treasurer
Baird Mandalas Brockstrdt LLC
Fran O’Malley, Ph.D
The University of Delaware, Center for Civic Education
Eileen Wilkinson
St. Marks High School
Major Benjamin Feldmann
New Castle County Division of Police
Kaelea Shaner
Delaware Judiciary
April Betts, Esq.
Delaware Office of Defense Services
Adriana Bohm
Delaware County Community College
Dawn Williams, Esq
Delaware Office of Defense Services
Holly Golder
Red Clay Consolidated School District
LaKresha Moultrie, Esq.
Delaware State University

Current and Past Support

  • The Delaware Bar Foundation
  • The Delaware State Bar Association
  • The Delaware State Bar Insurance Service
  • The Delaware Council for the Social Studies
  • The Delaware Department of Education
  • The Delaware Department of Justice
  • The Delaware Paralegal Association
  • DuPont Company
  • GE Capital
  • Grotto Pizza
  • Happy Harry’s
  • Montell USA, Inc.
  • Police Chief’s Foundation
  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
  • The State of Delaware
  • The Supreme Court of Delaware
  • The Uniquema Fund
  • The U.S. Department of Education
  • The U.S. Department of Justice, OJJDP
  • Widener University School of Law
  • Youth for Justice