OAH Special Education Decisions: Autism
593 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 59, split in 214, district prevailed on all issues in 320.
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- Student v. Earlimart School District (consolidated)Earlimart School District must provide 366 compensatory hours and reimburse $4,218.22 after failing to offer adequate goals and behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 30 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District did not deny FAPE by ending a 22-year-old's services June 30 despite the IEP's July date.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $28,557.50 for reading tutoring and private school after reading intervention and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 33 issues (8 in part)
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may move a second grader with autism to the county's Believe Program for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District wins every claim after parents skipped four IEP meetings and kept their son home from November 2024 through the end of the school year.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified wins all 12 claims over assessments, ABA, therapy services, and its Lupin Hill placement offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Walnut Creek Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Creek Unified's functional behavior assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent behavior evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified prevails on all four claims about math assessment, present levels, math instruction, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied a nonverbal preschooler with autism a FAPE through assessment, ESY, speech and AAC delays; Student prevailed on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified wins all five claims, including its decision to exit an eighth grader with autism from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Benito High School District (consolidated)San Benito High School District wins all four issues and need not fund IEEs after parents proposed unreachable, distant assessors.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must reimburse residential treatment costs for failing to offer residential placement; nine other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must fund 184 compensatory hours and train staff for failing to assess a kindergartner before proposing a restrictive placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 22 issues (10 in part)
- Glendale Unified School District v. StudentGlendale Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student not entitled to an independent evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to hold manifestation determination reviews; absences and a psychiatric hold were not disciplinary removals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins all claims; 2023 and 2024 IEP offers with general education and a one-to-one aide upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must fund 87 hours of instruction and an independent behavior assessment; nonpublic school placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified wins all claims; ALJ upholds co-taught general education offers and gives private neuropsychologist's report no weight.District prevailed on all issues
- Sweetwater Union High School District v. StudentSweetwater Union may implement its 2025 IEP and conduct a mental health assessment without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified denied FAPE by not changing placement in April 2025; ordered to fund 30 BCBA hours, residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. West Covina Unified School District (consolidated)West Covina Unified wins all 18 of Student's claims over its nonpublic school offer but cannot implement its May 2025 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse up to $25,081 in nonpublic school tuition, reduced because parents obstructed the IEP process.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism with a regular diploma and ended services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union wins expedited case: no disciplinary removals proven, so no manifestation determination was required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a graduated student with autism; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse private school tuition and fund 20 hours of staff training after predetermining a repeat IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must reimburse $101,263.79 for Fusion Academy over deficient IEP goals and train staff on child find.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 19 issues
- Monrovia Unified School District v. StudentMonrovia Unified failed to prove its campus-based IEP offered a FAPE to a home-schooled ninth grader; it may not implement the IEP.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; parent's withdrawal from the IEP process excused the lack of a 2025-26 placement offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified prevails on all claims; settlement waivers bar claims before October 2024 and nonpublic school placement upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Milpitas Unified School District (consolidated)Milpitas Unified must reimburse a parent's mileage for seven days of missed IEP bus service; 23 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 24 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 636 hours of compensatory services after flawed IEP process and inadequate physical therapy offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified may move a student with autism to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified violated IEE fund-or-file rule, but no FAPE denial found; independent evaluations not ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Manhattan Beach Unified's finding that a student's bringing a gun to school was not a manifestation of his autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union's manifestation determinations were wrong; ALJ orders an independent behavior assessment and transition IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Student v. New Pacific Charter-RosevilleNew Pacific Charter-Roseville must fund up to $14,000 in compensatory services over independent study placement, missed services, and IEP delays.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified need not fund three IEEs and may implement its special day class IEP offer without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified denied FAPE by not shortening a student's nearly two-hour morning bus ride; 67.5 tutoring hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District prevails; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE for not offering one-to-one ABA instruction.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $5,025 in private school tuition and fund 10 counseling hours; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 13 claims by a high-achieving autistic student; missing prior written notice found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom-Cordova Unified School DistrictFolsom-Cordova Unified prevails on all 21 claims challenging a student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs in an intensive autism class.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified offered a FAPE and may move a student with autism to a co-taught class without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union School District may not implement its placement change without consent because no general education teacher attended IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa Academy Charter School (consolidated)Santa Rosa Academy Charter School must provide counseling, social skills training, and $12,250 in behavior services; settlement claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified prevails on all claims over 2022–2024 IEPs; aide, therapy, and nonpublic school requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union may move a transitional kindergartner to Miller Elementary's SEAS program for 45 school days after showing danger of injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Culver City Unified School DistrictCulver City Unified prevails on all claims about an eighth grader's IEP goals, services, and absence after March 2024.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all claims about assessments, a 2022 IEP, and IEP team attendance; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified may exit sixth grader from special education without parental consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District (consolidated)Pleasanton Unified must restore student to special education and fund a psychoeducational IEE after an eligibility exit based on a flawed assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all 15 claims about assessments, goals, services, and placement for third grader with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Madera Unified School District v. StudentMadera Unified may not exit a five-year-old with autism from special education based on one unreliable autism test.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified wins every claim over goals, home ABA, parent training, mental health assessment, and OT for kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified prevails on all decided issues and all of Student's claims for relief are denied; late assessments were procedural violations that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified may implement IEP placing first-grader in special day class without parent consent; student's LRE and aide claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Classical Academy High SchoolClassical Academy High School must provide 68 hours of compensatory services and fund a behavior IEE; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 26 of 46 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must fund occupational therapy and speech/AAC IEEs and train staff over a records-only triennial and unconsented goal changes.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified prevails: shared paraeducators offered a FAPE, and Student did not need a dedicated ABA-trained aide with BCBA supervision.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified ordered to fund 1,124.5 compensatory hours and train staff after failing to address a student's two-year school refusal.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School District (consolidated)Ukiah Unified must fund 277 compensatory hours, an AAC assessment, and staff training; its October 2023 IEP is rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 32 of 38 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Unified School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista wrongly found TikTok posts were not a manifestation of a student's autism, but no expedited relief was ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 18 hours of compensatory services for failing to implement a student's behavior intervention services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Conejo Valley Unified School District v. StudentConejo Valley Unified may not place a student with autism in a Texas residential center without parent consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary prevails on all claims over a student's 2022 and 2023 IEP goals, services, aide, ABA, and parent training.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School DistrictBonsall Unified denied a preschooler a FAPE by not offering transportation after moving his class; must add transportation and 56 hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High School District wins all claims over its adult transition program offer for a privately placed student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified may implement a student's May 2023 IEP, including a move to a moderate-severe special day class, without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse nonpublic school costs and fund placement at Esther B. Clark School after denying FAPE for two years.Student prevailed on all issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may move an 18-year-old student to Rising Star SPED Academy for up to 45 school days after repeated injuries.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must provide 131 hours of compensatory academic instruction; aide, accommodation, and reassessment claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified denied FAPE for two years by not addressing a student's school refusal; remedies hearing set.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified prevails on all claims; unmeasurable transition goals were a procedural violation that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all seven issues brought on behalf of a seven-year-old with autism; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ rejects residential placement for autistic student whose escalating behaviors occurred mainly at home.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's speech, adapted PE, physical therapy, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Elementary School DistrictVictor Elementary School District's offer of a county autism class upheld; parent's placement, aide, and IEE claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Palo Alto Unified School District v. StudentPalo Alto Unified may place student at Creative Learning Center for another 45 school days because of injury risk.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aspire Public Schools et al.Aspire charter schools must train IEP staff after missing the start-of-year IEP deadline; 25 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 27 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must hold a manifestation determination review; bite was serious bodily injury and nonpublic interim placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must fund 19.5 hours of occupational therapy and up to $3,805 in reimbursement; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 20 issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School District (consolidated)Mt. Diablo Unified owes nine hours of compensatory education and $100 for a heated lunchbox; may conduct feeding assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues
- Student v. Granite Mountain Charter SchoolGranite Mountain Charter School prevails on all claims, including IEE requests and therapist supervision; one claim dismissed with prejudice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified prevails on all assessment and IEP claims for third grader with autism; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District et al.Stockton Unified and Manteca Unified prevail on all 21 claims about distance learning and two preschool and kindergarten IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must assess vision and may owe 11 vision sessions; dozens of other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 35 issues
- San Jose Unified School District v. StudentSan Jose Unified must fund a bilingual independent psychoeducational evaluation after giving a Spanish-speaking parent an English-only assessment plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must reimburse up to $12,560 for Lindamood-Bell and provide 7 speech hours; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Gateway College and Career AcademyGateway College and Career Academy must provide 132 compensatory hours for never offering an IEP; transfer-based claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified prevails on all eight issues, including child find, services, and autism special day class placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union proves likely injury at middle school but loses bid for an unnamed residential placement; no removal ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Goleta Union School DistrictGoleta Union denied FAPE by skipping autism, academic, and social-emotional triennial assessments and predetermining eligibility; staff training and evaluations ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified cannot move autistic seventh grader to Life Skills class over parent objection; must reconvene IEP within 30 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all claims by a kindergartner with autism over distance learning, goals, supports, and placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union Elementary School DistrictEncinitas Union must provide 50 hours of compensatory services for inadequate 2020 distance learning; hybrid and quarantine claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified owes 186 compensatory hours, a speech IEE, and staff training for deficient IEPs and IEP meetings held without parents.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 22 issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union is denied an order to send a student's records to residential treatment centers without parental consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union proves danger at current school but loses bid for unspecified residential interim placement; no relief ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda Unified must reimburse $9,766 in Orion Academy tuition after a flawed March 2022 IEP; future Orion placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must provide 31 compensatory academic hours and staff training; most of the seventh grader's other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Miller Creek School DistrictMiller Creek School District did not deny FAPE when a nonpublic school ended its contract to serve the student.District prevailed on all issues
- Hanford Elementary School District v. StudentHanford Elementary may not implement third-grader's IEP without parent consent; ALJ finds participation violation and unclear accommodations.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stanislaus Union School DistrictStanislaus Union must reimburse $7,087.50 for an independent evaluation and train staff after failing to give prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues
- Student v. Miller Creek School DistrictMiller Creek School District prevails: nonpublic school's contract termination was not a disciplinary removal requiring a manifestation determination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union prevails on all three claims; ALJ finds its Santana High special day class offer clear, comparable, and appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School DistrictLos Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District did not have to provide extended school year under a prior district's 2017 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Sycamore Academy of Science and Cultural Arts, Chino Valley v. StudentSycamore Academy may conduct functional behavior and mental health assessments of an eight-year-old student without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified may not exit a student with autism from special education without parental consent and must fund an occupational therapy IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Lucerne Elementary School District v. StudentLucerne Elementary may implement its IEP placing a first grader in a moderate-to-severe special day class without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Ventura Unified School District v. StudentVentura Unified may exit a 12-year-old student from special education without parental consent; IEE issue dismissed after withdrawal.District prevailed on all issues
- Odyssey Charter School v. StudentOdyssey Charter School may move a kindergartner with autism to its South Campus special day class for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must provide 211 compensatory hours and staff training for distance learning failures and missing occupational therapy consultation.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High wins: ALJ finds district fully implemented settled IEP during student's summer school session.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union must fund 65 missed specialized instruction hours and train staff on IEP goals and present levels; in-person COVID claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District prevails on all claims, including Seaside Prep placement offer and speech services implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School District (consolidated)Los Alamitos Unified must fund five IEEs and 90 compensatory hours after late assessments and spring 2020 service gaps.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse more than $84,500 in private tuition and testing, plus capped tuition through ESY 2021, after denying FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund four IEEs after failing to file for hearing or respond; vision cost cap upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $25,705 and later costs for in-home behavior support after denying parent participation and stay put.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oroville City Elementary School District et al.Oroville City Elementary must provide 94 compensatory hours for COVID-era failures; all claims against Thermalito Union Elementary denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must provide 80 compensatory hours for gaps in services after the 2020 COVID closure; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified denied FAPE through flawed behavior assessments, plans, and missing math goal; ordered 41 hours of instruction and expert observation.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 17 issues
- Pivot Charter School – San Diego v. StudentPivot Charter School – San Diego may not implement its November 2020 IEP over parents' objection; offer was unclear and unproven.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 39 compensatory hours for missed distance-learning aide support; six other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must fund 428 compensatory hours and IEEs after COVID-era failures to serve a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Round Valley Unified School District v. StudentRound Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; its request to be relieved of future duties is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Cucamonga School District v. StudentCucamonga School District may implement its autism program placement without parent consent; ALJ finds October 2020 IEP offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School District (consolidated)San Jose Unified must fund an independent behavior assessment; ALJ finds no FAPE denial on Student's two claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Chino Valley Unified's offer addressed autistic student's pica and elopement; district may assess in person without parents' conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clear Passage Educational CenterClear Passage Educational Center, a charter school, owed Student no FAPE because Long Beach Unified was responsible; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $4,117.20 in private school costs after an IEP with outdated baselines blocked parent participation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Citrus Springs Charter School et al.Empire Springs and Citrus Springs charter schools offered FAPE to a home-schooled student with autism; private school funding claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified's triennial assessments and middle school placement offers upheld; student's request for nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund adapted physical education and assistive technology IEEs and maintain speech therapy; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified prevails on all four issues; ALJ upholds February 2020 IEP and intellectual development assessment, denies IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Norris School District (consolidated)Norris School District must fund 200 hours of compensatory services, but may implement its January 2020 special day class IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's COVID-19 distance learning denied FAPE to an aging-out student; ALJ orders 41 hours of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must reimburse about $50,207 for a year of private school after skipping an annual IEP; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified offered FAPE in general education; request to fund Montana residential placement denied on all claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $7,600, fund a mental health IEE, and provide 190 compensatory hours; three claims fail.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must provide 255 hours of structured reading instruction to an autistic 11th grader; assessment and transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Alta Loma School District v. StudentAlta Loma School District's 2019 IEP offering a special day class provided a FAPE; the district may implement it without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its assessments were appropriate.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Mountain View School DistrictMountain View School District did not deny FAPE by excluding a nonpublic agency aide from an IEP meeting or limiting parent-aide contact.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach Unified prevails: special day class for core academics with general education for the rest of the day upheld as LRE.District prevailed on all issuesReversed in part on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified offered and provided FAPE in a middle school special day class; parents' request for nonpublic school denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified's IEP for a student with autism in a moderate-severe class upheld; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified wins all claims challenging goals, aide, speech services, placement, and technology in a student's 2019 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's speech-language and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded independent evaluations denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may reassess a student with autism without parental consent; request for advisory ruling on FAPE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach Unified wins all three claims over general education placement, iPad use, and parent consultation.District prevailed on all issues
- Greenfield Union School District v. StudentGreenfield Union may implement its August 2019 IEP without Parent's consent after ALJ finds the offer provided FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Greenfield Union School District v. StudentGreenfield Union may implement its August 2019 IEP without parent consent after ALJ finds it offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Alta Loma Elementary School District v. StudentAlta Loma Elementary's May 2019 IEP placing a student with autism in a County autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools et al.Modesto City Schools wins dismissal of claims over refused in-home behavior services as barred by two-year statute of limitations.District prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District may exit a kindergartner from special education without parental consent after assessments showed he no longer qualified.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must fund two years of Pivotal Response Training after an aide used aversive techniques on a studentSplit decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Fortuna Union High School DistrictFortuna Union High School District's manifestation finding overturned; student with autism returns to school and gets a behavior assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly held an IEP meeting without parents who asked to reschedule; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- William S. Hart Union High School District v. StudentWilliam S. Hart Union High School District may reassess a ninth grader with autism without parental consent, months before his triennial review.District prevailed on all issues
- Aspire Public Schools v. StudentAspire Public Schools may stop curb-to-curb transportation for an autistic kindergartner; its IEP with a curbside aide offers a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oxnard Union High School DistrictOxnard Union High School District offered appropriate behavior supports and placement to a ninth grader with autism; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational and occupational therapy assessments were appropriate; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Alamitos Unified School District v. StudentLos Alamitos Unified may reassess a 17-year-old with autism without Mother's consent after Father signed the plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund a speech-language IEE for inadequate pragmatic speech services and bullying; Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 15 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied an autistic second grader a FAPE by refusing behavior services and goals; 152 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 14 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by skipping behavior clinic meetings or by refusing to let a parent record them.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must reimburse $1,070 for missed specialized academic instruction after a private preschool barred district staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Aveson Global Leadership Academy (consolidated)Aveson Global Leadership Academy must repay $32,613 in nonpublic school tuition and therapy, plus mileage, over child find delays and missing behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Burbank Unified School District (consolidated)Burbank Unified must reimburse $36,910.17 for private preschool and speech therapy; general education and full-time aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 20 of 57 issues (6 in part)
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's 2018 triennial assessments were appropriate; 20-year-old student with autism denied publicly funded IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails: it did not have to hold, or let a parent record, the behavior agency's monthly clinic meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse religious school tuition and counseling after failing to make a clear placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may not implement its August 2018 IEP without parent consent; ALJ finds three procedural violations.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Leandro Unified School DistrictSan Leandro Unified's special day class offers for a second grader with autism upheld; nonpublic school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must repay $32,271.91 in tuition and mileage and fund 152 therapy hours after missing a required IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified may place a nonverbal ninth grader with autism in the county Special Schools program without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified must reimburse partial Winston School tuition and fund a psychoeducational IEE after a late reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified prevails on assessment, dyslexia, ESY, and IEP-timing claims; psychoeducational IEE issue dismissed under prior settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- William S. Hart Union High School District v. StudentHart Union High School District fails to prove its IEP offered FAPE; request to implement aide over parent objection denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 100 hours of compensatory speech services and increase school speech therapy; behavior and procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may place a ninth grader with autism at Spectrum Center—Camden Campus for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may reassess a ninth grader with autism without parental consent, but may not use the Differential Ability Scales.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund six IEEs, 52 hours of instruction, and private school tuition after ignoring a prior OAH order.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all claims; move of autistic seven-year-old to moderate/severe special day class upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's 2017 triennial assessments were appropriate, so the student gets no publicly funded IEEs; parent did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 52 compensatory hours, a full-time 1:1 aide, and general education placement; 2016 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 17 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified must provide 44 hours of speech therapy, social skills sessions and two IEEs; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified's triennial IEP offered FAPE and may be implemented; district's request to finish assessments without consent denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must provide door-adjacent curb-to-curb transportation inside a gated complex and reimburse the family's mileage.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside Joint School District must fund IEEs and reimburse private school tuition after never holding a 2018-2019 IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union School DistrictEscondido Union must reimburse $25,018.40 for private services and travel and fund up to $1,500 in IEEs after denying FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana Unified prevails on all claims over a 19-year-old's goals, transition, certificate of completion, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union High School District prevails; ALJ rejects 22-year-old's claim for an hour of daily speech therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must repay about $6,000 in preschool tuition, ABA, and mileage costs and provide nine hours of speech therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Elk Grove Unified School District v. StudentElk Grove Unified's behavior, occupational therapy and speech assessments were appropriate, so the district does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Chaffey Joint Union High School District v. StudentChaffey Joint Union High School District may place a student with autism at Bliss Academy without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse private school tuition and mileage after its 2016 IEP and missing 2017 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims over a student's IEP goals, typing instruction, and the Keep It Simple program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified must train staff on transfer-student IEP meetings; ALJ denies nonpublic school reimbursement and other claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dublin Unified School District (consolidated)Dublin Unified wins on all issues: triennial assessment appropriate, intellectual disability eligibility upheld, and special day class offer provides FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not predetermine autism as a ninth-grader's primary eligibility category; Student's claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Gilroy Unified School District v. StudentGilroy Unified may reassess a student with autism without consent but cannot implement its piecemeal, unfinished IEP offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must provide 52 hours of compensatory services for goal, speech and home-instruction failures; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 11 issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa City SchoolsSanta Rosa City Schools must place student with autism and emotional disturbance at Monarch residential center and reimburse $5,500.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must fund an independent FBA, an expert observation, and $1,100; most of the student's claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Greenfield Union School DistrictGreenfield Union School District prevails on all four claims over a three-day exclusion, eligibility listing, transportation, and daily notes.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; no functional behavior assessment, 1:1 aide, or reimbursement owed to student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District (consolidated)Tustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld with no IEE owed; Student's challenges to IEP goals and general education placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District owes nearly 500 hours of compensatory services for undisclosed physical holds at a nonpublic school.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues (1 in part)
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified fails to prove its May 2017 IEP offered FAPE because incomplete assessments left goals without accurate baselines.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must reimburse private school, occupational therapy, and mileage after building an IEP on year-old data; assessment claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton Joint Unified must provide a shadow aide, new IEEs, and staff training over bullying and delayed IEE review.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 22 issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must reimburse two years of private high school tuition for skipping annual IEP meetings; three claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Marino Unified School DistrictSan Marino Unified must fund 2017-2018 nonpublic school tuition and private speech therapy after skipping annual IEP; eight claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified proves its psychoeducational, occupational therapy, and behavior assessments appropriate; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Soledad Unified School DistrictSoledad Unified denied FAPE by failing to make a clear offer after misleading parents about a Salinas placement; facilitated IEP meeting and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Ontario-Montclair School District v. StudentOntario-Montclair School District may implement its October 2016 IEP placing a third grader with autism in a special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse $37,491.41 in educational costs for April-June 2017 after making an illusory nonpublic school offer; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District et al.San Diego Unified's $900 speech IEE cost cap was too low; district must fund a $1,500 IEE, but County prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified may reassess a 14-year-old with autism without parent consent; request for advisory FAPE order denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified did not deny FAPE by giving a French immersion student English-speaking behavior aides; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School District (consolidated)Alhambra Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ upholds its non-diploma functional program offer and its speech and OT assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified's general education STEM magnet offer for an eighth grader with autism upheld; all of the parent's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must repay $5,803 in private school costs and fund 120 compensatory hours after cutting a student's full-time aide to one hour a day.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund three independent evaluations after failing to do a triennial assessment and an adequate transition plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may reassess a 17-year-old student with autism without parental consent under its October 2016 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary may assess student without parental consent under its November 2016 comprehensive assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marino Unified School DistrictSan Marino Unified denied FAPE by skipping behavior and post-surgery assessments; must fund six IEEs and reimburse parents.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails; parent did not prove missed assistive technology services or a deficient speech and language assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified wrongly exited student with autism and materially failed to implement behavior services; nonpublic agency social skills ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified blocked parent participation by predetermining refusal of an insurance-funded ABA aide; new IEP meeting and staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Elk Grove Unified School District v. StudentElk Grove Unified may implement its IEP moving a fifth grader with autism to a self-contained class without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism and exited her from special education; all claims denied or time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School District (consolidated)Bonsall Unified must reimburse $44,838.69 for Arch Academy tuition and transportation and cannot implement its 2016 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 13 issues (3 in part)
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified may reassess an autistic second grader's behavior, social-emotional functioning, and health without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCarlsbad Unified did not deny FAPE; the ALJ found parents' non-cooperation, not the District, delayed nonpublic school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified prevails on claims over an ABA-trained aide and BCBA supervision following an earlier OAH decision.District prevailed on all issues
- Dublin Unified School District v. StudentDublin Unified may not replace a nonpublic agency aide with a district aide without proving its whole IEP offers a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified's offer of a Spectrum Center placement denied FAPE, but no relief was ordered; three procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District may reassess a student with autism without parental consent after parents refused and did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Lodi Unified School District v. StudentLodi Unified may implement its May 2016 IEP, including a plan to fade one-to-one behavior services, without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a community adaptive skills IEE and 36 hours of community-based instruction; academic and placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District did not deny a kindergartner with autism a FAPE through bullying; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bassett Unified School District (consolidated)Bassett Unified defeats Student's predetermination and placement claims, but its April 2016 IEP offer is found to deny FAPE on procedural grounds and cannot be implemented without parental consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all claims; it did not have to write behavior or transition plans for a privately placed student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sweetwater Union High School District (consolidated)Sweetwater Union High must fund three IEEs after a review-only triennial; assistive technology and transition IEEs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Dehesa Elementary School District et al.Dehesa Elementary and Community Montessori Charter changed a kindergartner's placement without consent or notice; $500, 42 compensatory hours, training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified need not fund a second, visual processing IEE after already funding a psychoeducational IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may reassess a 17-year-old autistic student without parental consent; its occupational therapy assessment was upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all four claims about restraint, academic goals, report card grades, and IEP team membership.District prevailed on all issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may reassess a 10th grader with autism, including a medical assessment, without his mother's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational, academic, and physical therapy assessments held appropriate; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified denied FAPE by omitting motor goals, physical therapy and sensory supports; behavior aide change upheld.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must partly reimburse preschool and behavior costs and train staff after delayed assessments and an improperly altered eligibility finding.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified may place an eight-year-old with autism in a moderate/severe special day class over parental objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must find a three-year-old eligible for special education under autism after a flawed initial assessment.Student prevailed on all issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified may conduct a 13-year-old's first triennial reassessment without Parents' consent, the ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's adult transition program offer and certificate of completion track upheld for 17-year-old with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District's May 2015 IEP offered a FAPE, but its October 2015 amendment, made without an IEP meeting, denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. San Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center must find 13-year-old eligible for Lanterman Act services based on autism spectrum disorder.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictHart Union High must hold a manifestation determination meeting and train staff, but its 45-day removal for serious bodily injury stands.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 23 hours of compensatory education and train staff; Student loses placement, transportation and IEE claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- San Dieguito Union High School District v. StudentSan Dieguito Union High School District may complete triennial assessments; Student must make herself available within 45 days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified must make up missed speech therapy for a kindergartner with autism; aide and behavior plan claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- San Bruno Park Unified School District v. StudentSan Bruno Park Unified's July 2015 kindergarten IEP, with full inclusion and a full-time aide, offered FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fix speech therapy delivery and train providers; all other claims, including first-grade placement, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues
- Student v. Whittier City School District et al.Whittier City School District and WACSEP prevail on all claims over special day class placement, behavior services, and private school services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union must reassess a student with autism after unsafe incidents at Oak Crest; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified did not deny FAPE by failing to assess, because parents refused consent to its assessment plans.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by not addressing escalating behaviors at a November 2014 IEP; 34 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictFederal court vacated ALJ decision ordering Manhattan Beach Unified to make autism primary eligibility, fund a 1:1 ABA aide, and reimburse $4,190.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified is the responsible district for a student with autism who moved into its boundaries in June 2015.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: a classmate's sporadic hitting of a kindergartner with autism was not bullying that denied FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not unnecessarily delay its response to a parent's speech-language IEE request; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union must fund two IEEs and 20 compensatory hours for missed behavior assessment and plan; residential reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School District (consolidated)San Mateo-Foster City must release behavior assessor's notes and teacher forms; no IEE owed, and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must provide behavior aides and a transition plan for a missed 2014 behavior assessment; other claims and IEE requests denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must train case managers after holding an IEP meeting without a speech therapist; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails on all claims over a one-to-one aide, speech services, and a kindergarten special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's hybrid academic and vocational IEPs for an adult student with autism offered FAPE; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund a speech-language IEE; Student's claims over behavior assessments, aide support and autism therapies denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails; it had no duty to place or provide home instruction before learning the student left Alhambra.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by 21-year-old student with autism over IEP goals, services, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit kindergartner from special education; IEP meeting held without the parents, who refused to attend, was proper.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must fund a mental health IEE, repay Springstone tuition and some housing and mileage costs; fifth-grade claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union's interim class nurse and 1:1 aide were comparable to a transfer student's prior one-to-one nurse, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may reassess a fifth grader with autism over his parent's objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Rim of the World Unified School District v. StudentRim of the World Unified may implement its January 2015 IEP without parent consent; a male aide and mountain biking were not required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified prevails: speech services for a student with autism were appropriate despite the parents' apraxia claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al.Victor Valley Union High, Victor Elementary and San Bernardino County schools prevail on all assessment, procedure, and FAPE claims for a nonverbal student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified's autism special day class offer upheld; parents' request for home-based ABA program denied on all five issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Torrance Unified School District v. StudentTorrance Unified's middle school IEP denied a FAPE because it offered no after-school transportation to a student with autism.Student prevailed on all issues
- South Whittier School District v. StudentSouth Whittier School District's occupational therapy assessment upheld; it need not fund an independent OT evaluation for a preschooler.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with autism; assessment challenge time-barred and IEPs upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse $9,324.80 for summer Lindamood-Bell after an unclear 2013 ESY offer; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fortuna Union High School District et al.Fortuna Union High School District is the district of residence for an adult student with autism living elsewhere, ALJ rules.Student prevailed on all issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may implement its May 2014 IEP placing a student with autism at Stein Education Center over parents' objections.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified prevails on every claim about a young autistic student's kindergarten transition, IEP goals, iPad, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by taking seven months to contract for an agreed auditory processing assessment; staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union wins on all claims: the ALJ finds it considered private CARD reports and did not predetermine placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails on all claims over speech assessments, communication goals, and placement for a kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund a nonpublic autism school for 2014-2015 after Bridgeport placement stopped meeting a student's behavior needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Burbank Unified School District v. StudentBurbank Unified may place a 9-year-old with autism at Five Acres therapeutic nonpublic school without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified did not have to provide occupational therapy during a first grader's 2014 extended school year.District prevailed on all issues
- San Mateo-Foster City School District v. StudentSan Mateo-Foster City School District may not implement its 2013 IEP offer because no teachers attended key IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District et al.Manteca Unified and San Joaquin County Office of Education must provide compensatory speech therapy and IEP-meeting staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly labeled a student with autistic-like behaviors, but its autism class placement offer still provided a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Redlands Unified School District v. StudentRedlands Unified proves all seven of its 2013 assessments appropriate and does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City Elementary School DistrictHermosa Beach City Elementary's December 2009 general education offer gave a gifted student with autism a FAPE, ALJ rules on remand.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified may place student in high school special day classes; ALJ denies all of Student's claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified's moderate/severe autism class offers for 2012-2014 upheld; all of Student's least restrictive environment claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Yuba City Unified and Sutter County schools prevail; parent cannot choose the nurse who provides a student's IEP nursing services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redwood City School DistrictRedwood City School District prevails on all claims by a preschooler with autism moving from Early Start services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rim of the World Unified School DistrictRim of the World Unified must provide 450 minutes of make-up speech therapy; claims for male aide and mountain bike aide denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified prevails on all claims over aide type, aide implementation, homework support, speech services, and LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must translate IEP documents into Chinese for parents; June 2013 IEP voided, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified's triennial psychoeducational, speech-language, and OT assessments held appropriate; no IEEs at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Moreland School DistrictMoreland School District prevails: special day class and behavior supports for autistic student who bangs her head upheld for both school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified prevails on all claims; school-based autism program, not home instruction, held appropriate despite student's allergies.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School District (consolidated)Las Virgenes Unified offered FAPE in its Social Communication Program; parents' request for an IEE and continued nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must provide 20 compensatory assistive technology sessions for a late communication assessment; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (3 in part)
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit a first grader with autism from special education; triennial assessment upheld and IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District prevails on all assessment, bullying, and behavior support plan claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Contra Costa Unified School District (consolidated)West Contra Costa Unified wins every issue; parents must allow triennial testing without the mother observing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must reimburse $43,811 in private school tuition after IEPs lacked appropriate behavior supports; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union did not predetermine middle school special day class placement for autistic student; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lawndale Elementary School District v. StudentLawndale Elementary School District's five triennial assessments upheld; the district does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified's moderate/severe special day class offer for a kindergartner with autism upheld; district may implement IEP without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of an autism class on the Reseda High School campus was the least restrictive environment; Student's claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Dieguito Union High School District v. StudentSan Dieguito Union High School District's speech and PT assessments and nonpublic school IEP offer upheld; no IEEs owed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School District et al.Alhambra Unified, not Whittier, is responsible for a conserved adult student placed in a group home within Whittier's boundaries and denied him FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified may implement its full-time school IEP over a parent's objection, but cannot contact the student's doctors without her consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictStudent with autism wins all issues against Los Angeles Unified; ALJ invalidates diploma, restores eligibility, and orders compensatory speech and OT.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified's special day class placement for science and social studies upheld as FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Torrance Unified School District v. StudentTorrance Unified may complete a triennial reassessment without parental consent, and parents may not be present in the testing room.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent transition assessment after failing to provide adequate transition planning; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $91,000 for a Utah residential school after its day-program offer and triennial assessment denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union must provide summer compensatory ABA, home teaching, speech, and OT after predetermined offer and failed home-hospital services.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must fund four independent evaluations, one shared with LACOE, after assessment, placement, and IEP failures; compensatory services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 36 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Jurupa Unified School DistrictJurupa Unified did not deny FAPE by ending bus service or keeping student in his special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified may give a fourth grader with autism the KABC-II cognitive test over parent objection; auditory processing claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Fresno Unified School District v. StudentFresno Unified may reassess a 21-year-old without consent and implement its IEP; services may end if parents refuse to cooperate with reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all six claims from student with autism, including goals, placement, ESY, and IEE reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of EducationCalifornia Department of Education did not deny FAPE when state schools for the deaf and blind declined to assess student.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified may reassess a student with qualified assessors of its choice despite the parent's objection to familiar staff.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Clara Unified School District v. StudentSanta Clara Unified's Beacon nonpublic school offer was a FAPE, and the District may reassess the student without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School District (consolidated)Bellflower Unified failed to offer FAPE in the LRE; ALJ orders full-day general education at home school with ABA support.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Torrance Unified School District v. StudentTorrance Unified may complete a triennial assessment without parental consent or parents present; FAPE obligation ends if student not presented.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictALJ reverses Temecula Valley Unified's manifestation determination and orders the District to reinstate a student with autism facing expulsion.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Unified and San Luis Obispo County Mental Health prevail on all claims over an autistic student's final two high school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified prevails on all claims that it failed to implement a nonverbal autistic student's IEP after a settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Cucamonga School District v. StudentCucamonga School District may reassess a third grader with autism without parental consent; the ALJ rejected the parent's Larry P. objection to the tests.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund a bilingual speech-language IEE after failing to file for hearing; three service claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictFullerton Joint Union High School District prevails on claims of unaddressed bullying and failure to consider outside doctors' opinions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by skipping science and social studies for a sixth grader; speech, assessment and participation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's February and May 2012 IEPs offered FAPE; district need not fund private Pioneer Day School placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Natomas Unified School DistrictNatomas Unified denied FAPE through unclear IEP offers and missed occupational therapy; it must provide 345 OT minutes and fix its IEP drafting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified offered FAPE with in-school aide and its own behavior analyst, and ESY was not required; district may implement IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must fund a $1,500 bilingual speech-language IEE by the assessor the parents chose, despite its $800 cap.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District may place an autistic kindergartner in the SUCSESS class at his home school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified defeats all of Student's claims and defends its assessment, but attorney consent letters count as valid consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union wins all issues: its speech, psycho-educational, behavior, and OT assessments are upheld, and it owes no IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified owes 45 hours of language arts instruction for missing prior written notice; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's April 2012 IEP properly documented a student's accommodations; parent's claim of FAPE denial rejected.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District did not deny FAPE by refusing to provide an iPad for a student's bus rides.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to bus a student with autism to his private after-school program; claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lucia Mar Unified School District (consolidated)Lucia Mar Unified prevails on all issues; its February 2012 IEP, with special day class and revised behavior plan, offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims that the Stein Center nonpublic school placement denied an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must provide an extra year of services to age 23 after refusing stay put related services; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified wins on all issues: 2009 claims fail and its 2011 nonpublic school offer is found to provide FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified prevails on all issues; its autism-focused class at Grant Elementary with a full-day aide offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified's June 2011 offer of a full-time middle school SDC for a nonverbal autistic student was a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on behavior-goal implementation and private-evaluation claims brought by the parent of a student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fountain Valley School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley School District's kindergarten IEP and behavior plan offered FAPE; parents' private school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's June 2011 general education kindergarten IEP for a student with autism offered a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified wrongly refused an emotional disturbance assessment, but the ALJ found no denial of FAPE and denied all relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City Elementary School DistrictHermosa Beach City Elementary offered a gifted student with autism a FAPE; Bridges Academy reimbursement denied, 2009-10 claim time-barred.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Ocean View School District (consolidated)Ocean View School District's July 2011 IEP with a district-run ABA program offered FAPE; parents' predetermination and eligibility claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified's IEP replacing an agency aide with a District aide offered FAPE and may be implemented without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Oak Park Unified School District v. StudentOak Park Unified's June 2011 IEP offered a FAPE; district may implement it without consent if student enrolls.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified denied FAPE by failing to assess and support a 6-year-old's behavior; placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Victor Valley Union High must keep student partly mainstreamed and conduct a new behavior assessment; most of 55 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 89 issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School DistrictEtiwanda School District prevails on all claims over autism eligibility, behavior services, and home/hospital instruction across three school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District denied FAPE by holding no IEPs, assessments, or transition plan; ALJ orders independent evaluation before setting remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified's assessments and preschool offers upheld; IEE and private preschool reimbursement denied on every issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oceanside Unified School DistrictOceanside Unified's two-hour bus ride to a settlement-funded private school did not deny an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District prevails; stay put placement was the Johnson Middle School SUCSESS class, and IEP offer claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District et al.Glendale Unified and Los Angeles Unified met their child find duties to a private school student; Westmark reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Vallecito Union School DistrictVallecito Union must provide a year of push-in behavior services and bus mileage reimbursement; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Horizon Instructional Systems Charter SchoolHorizon Instructional Systems Charter School denied a student with autism FAPE through deficient transition plans; ALJ orders an assessment, a mobility guide and a job coach.Student prevailed on all issues
- Fullerton Unified School District v. StudentFullerton Unified may not implement its 2011-2012 IEP without consent after predetermining a school change for a student with autism.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on all claims over a one-to-one safety aide, IEP goals, and more ABA for a student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District must reimburse $9,000 for Fusion Learning Center after predetermining placement at an OAH-ordered IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; wrong benchmark dates in autistic student's IEP held a harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified did not have to fund an aide and transportation for community college art classes; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified's March 2011 IEP moving a fifth grader with autism to a special day class offered FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of 240 monthly minutes of speech therapy for a preschooler with autism upheld; parents' request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified offered a FAPE in its June 2010 IEP and may implement the nonpublic school placement without guardian consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia Unified did not deny FAPE by offering clinic-based occupational therapy instead of a private nonpublic agency.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified must reimburse $20,214 for private school and ABA aide after failing to assess and serve preschooler with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's February 2011 IEP offered a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent; switch of aide agency upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport Mesa Unified offered too little supervision for a student's ABA aide; claims for a male aide and home services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School District (consolidated)Palo Alto Unified must add monthly job coaching and train staff after IEP lapses; its 2011 functional skills IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 35 issues (2 in part)
- Tracy Unified School District et al. v. StudentTracy Unified and San Joaquin County Office of Education win: their autism special day class offer provided a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an adapted physical education IEE after leaving the parent's request unanswered for 90 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's vision and hearing assessments of an autistic student upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Moreno Valley Unified School District v. StudentMoreno Valley Unified's offer of a functional skills program offered a 21-year-old with autism FAPE; Mother must allow OT assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must reimburse $28,463.75 for preschool and ABA after predetermining placement; claims about goals denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 9 issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency prevails on all three claims about its mental health service plan, placement, and IEP attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Redlands Unified School District et al. v. StudentRedlands Unified's assessments and June 2010 special day class offer at the neighborhood public school upheld over parents' nonpublic school preference.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montecito Union Elementary School DistrictMontecito Union did not deny a FAPE by refusing a parent's request to hold a student with autism back in sixth grade.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's autism special day class offer was the least restrictive environment; Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails: its OT assessment stands, and its Essential Skills IEP offer may be implemented without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 70 hours of compensatory speech therapy after inadequate speech assessments and services; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 34 issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified's April 2010 kindergarten IEP offered FAPE; ALJ denies requests for NPA ABA aide, home services, and ESY.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District could move a student with autism to a 45-day interim setting after a teacher's serious bodily injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District et al.Poway Unified and the Department of Developmental Services win on all claims; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Fullerton Elementary School District v. StudentFullerton Elementary School District's May 2010 IEP offered FAPE without home ABA services; District may implement it without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union School DistrictEncinitas Union must reimburse $2,231 and conduct a behavior assessment for a preschooler with autism; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Bakersfield City School District v. StudentBakersfield City School District may implement its kindergarten special day class IEP for a student with autism without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified did not deny FAPE by delaying a triennial IEP; guardian's obstruction defeats $64,215 reimbursement claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $34,649 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $50,797.12 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer a FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City Elementary School DistrictMenlo Park City Elementary prevails: bus offer for a student with autism and diabetes found reasonably safe; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; autism SDC offer upheld over parents' request for 40-hour home ABA program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School District (consolidated)New Haven Unified must fund a behavior assessment and 100 hours of reading and writing instruction; private school placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary prevails: special day class, not general education with an ABA aide, was the LRE for kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation, but its functional behavior assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified must reimburse $4,762 in preschool costs for predetermining a placement; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must reimburse $39,490 for summer and fall 2008 services; later IEP offers found to provide FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Patterson Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Patterson Joint Unified must provide compensatory speech, OT and tutoring plus new assessments; its Sierra Vista and Teel placement offers were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 33 issues (9 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not materially fail to deliver an autistic first grader's IEP services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified may conduct an 18-year-old's triennial reassessment with its own staff assessors without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District et al. v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union and Kern County Superintendent win all issues; preschool autism offer upheld and no IEE required.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District's assessment upheld and most of its IEP found appropriate, but its failure to address attention behaviors denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a home ABA program and repay over $16,000 after failing to assess a preschooler for autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 17 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Burbank Unified School District v. StudentBurbank Unified's assessments upheld, but its offer of a nonpublic school placement at Villa Esperanza denied a FAPE in the LRE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Exeter Union School District (consolidated)Exeter Union's plan to replace a nonpublic agency with its own behavior program offered a FAPE; District prevails on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $504 for transportation for spring 2009; other transportation claims for 2007–2010 denied.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must increase apraxia speech therapy, reimburse $19,790, and place preschooler in inclusive class; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified must reimburse $8,778 for after-school tutoring it stopped funding without parent consent or a hearing order.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montecito Union Elementary School District et al.Montecito Union and Santa Barbara County Education Office predetermined aide services; ALJ orders nonpublic agency aide and 96 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City School DistrictMenlo Park City School District prevails; settlement agreement setting one-year SDC placement defeats predetermination and class-composition claims.District prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's triennial assessment and moderate/severe special day class offer upheld; no public funding for parents' IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified's assessments and modified IEP upheld; district owes 195 compensatory hours, including 20 for missed summer ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified did not predetermine or violate LRE with summer special day class offer for inclusion kindergartner.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Moreno Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Moreno Valley Unified prevails on all claims; November 2008 IEP upheld and District may obtain a medical assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's autism class offer and home-to-school transition plan provided FAPE; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must reimburse $7,320 for private speech therapy; autism class placement for preschooler upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may implement its November 2008 IEP and stop funding a 13-year-old's nonpublic agency services.District prevailed on all issues
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified's offers of monthly resource consultation for a sixth grader's reading deficits denied FAPE; District's request for a FAPE ruling denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified may reassess an 11-year-old autistic student on home instruction without parental consent, including a health assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified prevails on all claims; its 2006 offer of a special day class with mainstreaming provided FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified must fund 685 compensatory hours and an independent assessment over inadequate 2007-08 IEP goals; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 37 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictOn remand from federal court, ALJ again finds Fremont Unified provided a FAPE to an autistic student from 2003 to 2006.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's speech-language and occupational therapy assessments upheld; district need not fund independent evaluations for preschooler with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sylvan Union School District (consolidated)Sylvan Union must provide two years of pragmatic speech services for failing to assess social language; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Bonsall Union School DistrictBonsall Union prevails on all eight claims; no reimbursement for The Winston School or Lindamood-Bell services.District prevailed on all issues
- Corning Union Elementary School District v. StudentCorning Union Elementary's IEP moving a student from home hospital instruction to a special day class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified is not responsible for a student who lived in Clovis Unified; entire due process complaint dismissed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School District (consolidated)Fremont Unified must reimburse $24,260.50 for private preschool and ABA after failing to address a preschooler's behavior needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 23 issues (10 in part)
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's June 2008 IEP offering the STARS special day class at Taft Middle School provided a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must fund 30 weekly hours of one-to-one ABA and reimburse private ABA after IEPs lacked behavior goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 5.5 hours of missed speech therapy; settlement-services and behavior-aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must fund added speech therapy, transition support, and $5,337 in assessments; autism preschool placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified must fund an audiology assessment and compensatory services; its Canyon View School offer may start in fall 2009.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: open IEP pending parents' choice of nonpublic school offered FAPE; no Bridges Academy reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Sequoia Union High School District v. StudentSequoia Union High School District's offer of a special day class placement for a 15-year-old autistic student upheld as FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bakersfield City School DistrictBakersfield City School District must revise a BIP and give 12 months of social skills training; claim to bring dog to school denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School DistrictWalnut Valley Unified prevails on all claims; special day class placement and speech and OT services upheld for student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary must provide 36 hours of speech therapy and five OT sessions; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools must fund an intensive one-to-one ABA program and repay $2,298.75 after refusing to discuss parents' placement request.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District's speech therapy offer denied FAPE; ALJ orders more individual school-based therapy but denies clinic services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Miguel Joint Union School District (consolidated)San Miguel Joint Union must fund 12 months at Heartspring residential school after failing to deliver a settlement home ABA program.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Anaheim City School District (consolidated)Anaheim City School District must fund 750 hours of compensatory ABA and repay $1,661 for unaddressed behavior needs; IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High must reimburse $27,800 for Orion Academy and fund a year of therapy; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must reimburse $90,453.55 for private school, ABA, reading and speech services after denying FAPE for two years.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Bruno Park School DistrictSan Bruno Park School District must provide 202 compensatory hours for failing to implement an autistic student's BIP, speech, and APE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims over a middle schooler's full-inclusion placement, aide supervision and health needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified prevails on all six claims; autistic student's communication-disorder class met his needs without an aide or more ABA.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $24,269.11 for Reading Learning Center services after speech, goal, ESY and LRE failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 16 issues (3 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's nonpublic school offer for a 13-year-old with autism provided FAPE; no guaranteed female aide required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $79,641.20 for home ABA and a speech IEE after failing to reassess behavior in 2006.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin Unified prevails on all claims over Asperger's student's eligibility, assessments, and high school offer; Springstone reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified offered FAPE at an Orange County autism class; parent's $29,025 nonpublic school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey Elementary School DistrictGarvey Elementary must fund 85 hours of compensatory speech therapy, adopt four behavior goals, and provide a small-group aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified wrongly found a preschooler with autism ineligible; ordered to repay at least $15,845 and fund services through June 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified's autism kindergarten offer denied FAPE; district must fund the CARD in-home ABA program through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District v. StudentYucaipa-Calimesa's June 2007 IEP offer did not provide FAPE because it inaccurately described the new autism class.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified's assessments and autism class upheld, but it must add speech and OT and reimburse $14,241.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Redlands Unified School DistrictRedlands Unified must fund 430 tutoring hours, 390 Lindamood-Bell hours, a year of in-home ABA, and an independent FAA after multiple FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of a behavior-focused campus denied FAPE to autistic student; home feeding program claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must fund 16 weeks of 30-hour-per-week in-home ABA for a preschooler with autism; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Ocean View School District et al. v. StudentOcean View School District's May 2007 IEP, including general education placement, a shadow aide and ABA social skills services, offered an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified's Head Start placement and 34-hour weekly behavior intervention offer for preschooler with autism upheld on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union School District's 2007 reassessment and preschool special day class offer upheld; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified's offer to move a student from a nonpublic school to a district special day class offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Solana Beach School District (consolidated)Solana Beach School District must repay $6,100 in preschool tuition and provide an aide; SDC offer violated LRE requirements.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Orange County Department of Education prevail; Tesoro High special day class offered FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Alameda City Unified School District v. StudentAlameda Unified's June 2007 IEP offering an autism special day class and services offered a FAPE; parents did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's assessments of a 15-year-old with autism were appropriate; the District does not have to fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified must pay $1,500 for a private evaluation and fund a speech IEE after offering IEEs; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified was responsible for the student as a resident, but the statute of limitations bars ABA and tuition reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Anaheim Union High School District v. StudentAnaheim Union High cannot reassess a parent-placed private school student without consent; district relieved of FAPE duty meanwhile.Student prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified's triennial assessments were appropriate and its May 2007 IEP offered FAPE; District prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all claims; eclectic autism preschool offer upheld over parents' request for home ABA program.District prevailed on all issues
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified may exit a high-achieving second grader with autism from special education over his parents' objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's psychoeducational and speech assessments and its March 2007 IEP goal and speech consultation upheld; parent did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District v. StudentFairfield-Suisun Unified's part-day special day class offer was needed for spring 2007 but not for the 2007-2008 school year.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's IEPs denied FAPE over G-tube feeding and transition plan gaps; assessment upheld and most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified may complete a triennial reassessment without parental consent or the parents' added testing conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified denied FAPE in its October 2006 IEP and must reimburse $25,398 for nonpublic school costs.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified's autism special day class offer provided FAPE; parents' request for home ABA reimbursement denied on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District's 2005 psychoeducational assessment upheld, but the district must fund an independent functional analysis assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails: home instruction delay was not its fault, and its public high school offer was a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Chula Vista Elementary School District v. StudentChula Vista Elementary may implement its initial IEP for a six-year-old with autism; the District prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must provide a trained aide and transition plan for a preschooler with autism; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District prevails on all issues; ALJ denies reimbursement for a private evaluation and a parent-chosen ABA provider.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School DistrictBonsall Unified must pay $11,203, half the cost of a private aide and therapies, after predetermining an autistic student's IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA prevail on all claims involving a kindergartner with autism, including aide training and assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary may exit a first grader from special education after reassessment found he no longer qualifies.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School District (consolidated)Alameda Unified prevails on all issues; parents caused service gaps, and the Haight Elementary autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must repay about $8,900 for a behavior camp, an assessment, and speech therapy, and must redo speech and OT assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified's autism preschool offer provided FAPE; parents' request for reimbursement of in-home ABA program denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District v. StudentFullerton Joint Union High School District may move a student with autism to the Costa Mesa Annex for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Lake Elsinore Unified School District v. StudentLake Elsinore Unified may not assess a home-schooled student without consent; it owes no FAPE while the parent refuses services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Rocklin Unified School District v. StudentRocklin Unified's kindergarten IEP and eclectic teaching approach for a student with autism provided a FAPE; district prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified's eclectic autism preschool offer upheld; brief written-offer gaps on aide and parent training were curedSplit decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must restore nonpublic agency speech therapy for an autistic second grader; IEE-list claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified offered FAPE for ninth and tenth grade; parents' claim for private reading and school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified must fund speech-language and occupational therapy IEEs; all claims challenging its preschool special day class offer denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictOn federal court remand, ALJ explains why he rejected Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's evidence and reaffirms the FAPE denial ruling.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palmdale Elementary School DistrictPalmdale Elementary must provide eight hours of compensatory OT and speech therapy for a September 2006 service gap; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified must fund six months of clinic-based OT for a late, flawed OT assessment; residential placement request denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified may reassess an adult autistic student under his consented plan; Student must be made reasonably available for testing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must pay $5,707.75 toward a parent-obtained IEE and fund vision therapy; all FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (3 in part)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District v. StudentYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's occupational therapy assessment was found inappropriate; District must fund an independent OT evaluation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must provide 100 hours of compensatory ABA for a vendor's missed in-home hours; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified's high school IEP with a one-to-one aide offered FAPE in the LRE; nonpublic school request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's year-round middle school placement with as-needed Spanish support offered FAPE to a student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's year-round middle school placement and English learner support did not deny an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified prevails on all claims over a 2006 IEP meeting the parent skipped and its home-based summer ABA offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Fallbrook Union High School District v. StudentFallbrook Union High may move a 17-year-old with autism from a nonpublic school to its new on-campus special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must conduct a functional analysis assessment after failing to monitor an ABA agency that tolerated aversive interventions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified must provide 240 hours of in-home ABA after delaying a preschooler's autism assessment and placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District must immediately serve a student placed by a regional center in a group home within its boundaries.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on all claims over third grader's multi-teacher class placement and social skills group timing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must repay $25,268 in Village Glen tuition, fund the 2006-2007 placement, and pay for an IEESplit decision: student prevailed on 15 of 27 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must provide three months at Beacon Day School after denying FAPE during the 2004-2005 inclusion year.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 24 issues (3 in part)
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified cannot eliminate physical therapy or cut occupational therapy for a six-year-old with autism; offer was not a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims over a 21-year-old's TRACE transition placement, services, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all claims over autism SDC program; Student's attorneys sanctioned $300 for a frivolous motion.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (consolidated)Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all issues; 2005-2006 blended SDC offer upheld and Lindamood Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Willits Unified School District v. StudentWillits Unified's offer of a high school special day class with a one-to-one aide was a FAPE for 2006-2007.District prevailed on all issues
- Sylvan Union School District v. StudentSylvan Union may reassess a student with autism under its April 2006 plan, but its IEPs did not offer FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified provided an appropriate replacement behavior provider after its nonpublic agency behaviorist became unavailable.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified must fund OT and autism specialist IEEs; its psychoeducational and speech-language assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's December 2005 special day class offer provided a FAPE; its later nonpublic school offer did not.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- Sylvan Union School District v. StudentSylvan Union may place a kindergartner with autism in a special day class and reassess OT, but not AT or APE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Lowell Joint School District v. StudentLowell Joint School District's 2004 and 2006 IEP offers for a preschooler with autism provided a FAPE; parents did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified's preschool special day class offer for a three-year-old with autism provided FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District et al.Orange Unified and Tustin Unified prevail on all 18 issues; ALJ rejects residential placement for student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Temecula Valley Unified School District v. StudentTemecula Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment of a student with autism without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Mount Diablo Unified School District v. StudentMount Diablo Unified's November 2005 kindergarten IEP offer for a five-year-old autistic student provided a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund intensive home and school behavior services for autistic first grader after aide failures and IEP team defect.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified may refer a student with autism for a county mental health assessment without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied a FAPE by dropping an effective behavior plan in March 2005 and must provide make-up tutoring and services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Chula Vista Elementary School District v. StudentChula Vista Elementary may reassess a kindergarten-age student under a signed plan after the parent never made her available.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must pay $15,420 for private speech and occupational therapy and redo two assessments; tutoring claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified prevails on ABA, LRE, and therapy claims; brief stay-put gap found, with reimbursement per stipulation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Desert Sands and Riverside Unified prevail on all claims; family denied reimbursement for in-home ABA program and private evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Covina-Valley Unified School District v. StudentCovina-Valley Unified's special day class offer for summer 2005 and 2005-2006 upheld as a FAPE; no reimbursement owed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $12,306.25 for in-home ABA plus weekly private speech therapy; autism SDC offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $2,200 for two independent assessments; all other FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictStudent with autism lived within Newport-Mesa Unified's boundaries; ALJ denies district's motion to dismiss for lack of residency.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's 2005-06, ESY and extended-ESY offers for an autistic student upheld as a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's 2005 ESY and 2005-2006 offers provided FAPE; district may assess without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified must fund an intensive in-home ABA program and reimburse parents' services and independent evaluations.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Lodi Unified School District v. StudentLodi Unified's offer of an autism special day class is upheld as FAPE in the LRE over the parent's request for full inclusion.District prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's offers for 2004-2005, ESY 2005, and 2005-2006 are upheld as providing a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied FAPE to a private-school student with autism and must fund compensatory speech therapy, an aide, and $850 for tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must pay for independent psychological evaluation and half of ongoing ABA therapy; FAPE denial and compensatory claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District (consolidated)San Ramon Valley Unified's 2005-06 IEP offer for an autistic 11th grader upheld; parent's stay put motions denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City Elementary School DistrictEast Whittier City Elementary must reimburse $300 for missed speech therapy, but its reduced speech offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District's offer of a nonpublic day school was a FAPE; residential placement request denied.District prevailed on all issues