Legal Opinion
Sioux Falls School District v. Koupal
South Dakota Supreme Court
Decided December 21, 1994No. 18670PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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 specifically designed for autistic children. TEACCH stands for “Treatment and Education of Autistic and related Communication,…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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