SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DIST. v. KOUPAL

No. 18670.

526 N.W.2d 248 (1994)

SIOUX FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Plaintiff and Appellee, v. Renee KOUPAL, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of South Dakota.

Decided December 21, 1994.

Rehearing Denied January 25, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael L. Luce of Davenport, Evans, Hurwitz & Smith, Sioux Falls, for plaintiff and appellee.

John A. Hamilton of SD Advocacy Services, Pierre, Mark Partin of Advocacy, Inc., Austin, TX, for defendant and appellant.


KONENKAMP, Justice.

An autistic child's mother appeals the circuit court's judgment rejecting her challenge of a school district's refusal to include specific teacher training in her child's education plan. We affirm.

Six-year-old Brett Koupal suffers from severe autism. He receives special education from the Sioux Falls School District (School District), which includes instruction through the TEACCH method, a program developed at the University of North Carolina...

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