Sturm v. Board of Educ. of Kanawha County

MAYNARD, Chief Justice: 1

Thomas Sturm, the appellant, brought several claims against the Kanawha County Board of Education in which he alleged that the Board provided him with a defective education. In its April 3, 2007, order, the Circuit Court of Kanawha County dismissed with prejudice Mr. Sturm’s state law claims for failure to exhaust his administrative remedies, and Mr. Sturm now appeals. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the circuit court’s order.

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FACTS

The appellant was in a special education program during his public schooling in Kanawha County. 2 He graduated from Sissonville…