Fairview Ind. Sch. Dist. v. State Commission

DOYLE, Justice.

This is a case involving the action of the State Commission on Elementary and Secondary Education of the State of South Dakota (State Commission) in attaching a portion of three common school districts1 to the appellant Fairview Independent School District (Fairview) and all of the remaining portion to the Miller Independent School District. From a judgment affirming the decision of the State Commission, Fairview appeals.

Although Fairview raises numerous assignments of error, the primary controversy is whether the State Commission abused its discretion in honoring patron…