SDCL § 13-28-11: Child in residential or intensive residential treatment center--Responsibility for education, tuition--Exclusion.

If a child is residing in a residential treatment center or an intensive residential treatment center that provides an educational program through a school district, the school district in which the residential treatment center or intensive residential treatment center is located is responsible for providing an educational program for the child.

Tuition for a child who is entitled to free public school, pursuant to § 13-28-5, and is not placed by an individualized education program team must be paid as provided in § 13-13-87.

The provisions of this section and § 13-13-87 do not apply to any placement by the Department of Corrections or the Department of Social Services.