Special needs school student dies after clogging school lunch; Oita prefecture ordered to pay 6.6 million yen. Eight years ago, Ikuka Hayashi (17 years old at the time), who had an intellectual disability, died after choking on her school lunch at the Prefectural Minami-Ishigaki Special Needs School in Beppu City.
Her family said, ``Teachers watched over her during lunch time and prevented her from choking.'' They filed a lawsuit against Oita Prefecture for compensation, claiming they had "neglected their duty of care"