OAH Special Education Decisions: Emotional disability
198 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 34, split in 70, district prevailed on all issues in 94.
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- Student v. University Preparatory AcademyUniversity Preparatory Academy case dismissed because Father lacked standing after family court gave Mother sole legal custody.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified may place an 11th grader at Rossier Park High School for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ojai Unified School District (consolidated)Ojai Unified wins every issue over a student's home hospital program and may reassess her without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. Atascadero Unified School DistrictALJ reverses Atascadero Unified's manifestation determination, finding a fight was tied to the student's emotional disability.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may place a first grader in Sierra Vista's intensive intervention program for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must reimburse up to $24,695 for a parent's residential placement after delaying placement for a student in crisis.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of the Riley School therapeutic day program upheld; claims for out-of-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified must fund $47,610 in compensatory education for inadequate behavior support and ended speech services; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- The Accelerated Schools v. StudentThe Accelerated Schools cannot implement its nonpublic school IEP over parent's objection; ALJ finds goals, services and minutes inadequate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Center Joint Unified School District v. StudentCenter Joint Unified may not place an eighth grader at a separate special education school without Parent's consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund residential treatment, 254 compensatory hours, and an occupational therapy evaluation after stalled assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 47 of 65 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails; manifestation team need not decide IEP implementation question once it finds conduct disability-related.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Ana Unified School District v. StudentSanta Ana Unified may move a third grader to Rossier Park nonpublic school without parental consent; ALJ finds IEP offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified prevails on all claims; exit from special education upheld and March 2022 behavior assessment found appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may place a seventh grader in a residential interim setting for up to 45 school days because of safety risks.District prevailed on all issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union may move a 10th grader from MERIT Academy to Oak Grove residential treatment center for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified's October 2022 IEP moving a ninth grader from residential treatment to Phoenix School offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; no duty to offer FAPE while parents privately placed student out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $124,000 for an IEE and Alpine Academy residential placement after a child find failure.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High must reimburse about $79,600 for residential placement, assessment and travel after child find and predetermination violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District may implement IEP placing student at its MERIT therapeutic school without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Madera Unified School DistrictMadera Unified must fund 95 hours of one-to-one instruction, three independent assessments, and staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified may conduct a ninth grader's triennial reassessment without one parent's consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito must reimburse two months of Cherry Gulch costs because its April 2021 offer lacked a transition plan; eleven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union must provide 211.5 compensatory hours for assessment failures; its behavior assessment and IEP offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all seven procedural claims about an IEP meeting held without the parent of an adult student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified wins all issues: 2015–2017 claims barred by statute of limitations, and 2020 records claim fails.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all 17 claims by an adult student with anxiety over home instruction and IEP meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. ABC Unified School District et al.ABC Unified denied FAPE by refusing to consider a post-discharge placement for a hospitalized student; claim against Los Angeles Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Santa Clara County Office of Education et al.Discovery Charter School II and Santa Clara County Office of Education were not the responsible LEA after the student's private placement and settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must provide 131 compensatory hours and new assessments for failing to implement an IEP; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- San Francisco Unified School District v. StudentSan Francisco Unified may not implement its SOAR Academy IEP without parent consent because the offer was unclear.Student prevailed on all issues
- Coronado Unified School District v. StudentCoronado Unified may implement IEP moving student from residential treatment to home while keeping his nonpublic school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union School DistrictEscondido Union must reimburse $3,500 for an independent psychoeducational evaluation after a federal court found a delayed autism assessment; training denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Southern Kern Unified School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified must fund 190 hours of speech, therapy, and academic support after delayed speech and mental health assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 34 issues
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified must find student eligible under emotional disturbance; ALJ finds district assessment inadequate but rejects predetermination claim.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund three independent evaluations and 120 hours of tutoring for failing to assess a student in speech, behavior and mental health and failing to address his school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified did not deny FAPE to student seeking TBI eligibility; district's request to defend court-ordered assessment also denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School District et al.Mt. Diablo Unified and Contra Costa County Office of Education win residency dispute; disenrolled student's claims denied and stay put vacated.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, and nonpublic school offer; Bridges Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools et al. (consolidated)Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools and Curtis Creek must fund residential placement at Madison Oaks and reimburse $11,025 after broad FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 19 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Arcadia Unified School District v. StudentArcadia Unified may move an 8-year-old to the GOALS program for up to 45 school days after an expedited hearing.District prevailed on all issues
- Summit Public Schools-Denali v. StudentSummit Public Schools-Denali may not assess without consent through a "diagnostic placement" or implement its June 2018 IEP.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse $86,458 for a therapeutic boarding school and counseling after failing its child find and assessment duties.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Gilroy Unified School DistrictGilroy Unified must reimburse $406.50 for a second parent's plane ticket under an IEP travel agreement; toll fee claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified prevails on all claims over four IEPs; no reimbursement for private Arete Academy placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego County Office of Education did not have to offer residential treatment to a student leaving juvenile detention.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern County Superintendent of SchoolsKern County Superintendent of Schools did not fail to implement a residential stipend after a parent added terms to the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified's nonpublic school offer at Beach Cities was appropriate; parents denied reimbursement for private school.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Colton Joint Unified School District v. StudentColton Joint Unified may place an eighth grader at a nonpublic school and reassess him without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified may implement IEP placing third grader at Highland Academy without parent consent; placement held least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Chaffey Joint Union High School District v. StudentChaffey Joint Union High School District's offer of out-of-state residential treatment placement upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Barstow Unified School District v. StudentBarstow Unified may implement IEP placing student at an out-of-state residential treatment center without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's manifestation determination is reversed and the expulsion rescinded; the claim that missed counseling caused the conduct is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Escondido Union School District (consolidated)Escondido Union prevails on all claims over behavior-emergency IEP meetings and delayed mental health and autism assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Paula Unified School District et al.Santa Paula Unified and Ventura Unified prevail on all claims; claims against Ventura barred by two-year statute of limitations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must amend two 2014 IEPs to add residential placement and fund limited compensatory services; staff training denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must return student to George Washington High after holding his manifestation review without him; student wins all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified may reassess a 10th grader with anxiety-related attendance problems without parent consent; services may stop if Student is not produced.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified must reimburse $704.06 and train staff over a delayed assessment and missing prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District missed child find duty from fall 2014; ALJ orders 148 compensatory hours, evaluation, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District prevails on all claims over a 2014 IEP offering continued Edgewood day treatment placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $91,915 for Utah residential treatment because a great uncle with power of attorney qualified as parent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School District et al.Vacaville and Sacramento City Unified must fund 188 therapy hours for inadequate mental health support, plus make-up speech services and assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 16 of 25 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictConejo Valley Unified delayed assessing a kindergartner after a parent's IEP request; it must provide compensatory services, reimburse $3,800, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 14 issues (11 in part)
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District must fund a $5,500 IEE and train staff after inadequate 2015 assessments; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified may place third grader in Monte Vista behavioral class without parent consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern County Superintendent of SchoolsKern County Superintendent of Schools must fund at least six months of residential treatment after its home schooling placement denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins every claim over home instruction, alternative school placement, and return-to-campus plan for student with chronic fatigue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse $58,010 for residential treatment after refusing to consider placements beyond its own classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must hold a missed manifestation review before reinstating an expulsion; four other discipline claims denied or dismissed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for unilateral Utah residential treatment center placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District v. StudentPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified's offer of residential treatment for an adult student was a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School District (consolidated)Sacramento City Unified fails to show dangerousness; ALJ denies request to move student to a nonpublic school for 45 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District must reimburse $76,438.62, two-thirds of Alpine Academy costs; its 2014-2015 offer was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified may not implement its March 2015 residential placement IEP because the offer was unclear and unsupported by evidence.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union must fund a behavior assessment and 45 BCBA hours after failing to assess behavior and adopt a behavior plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Castro Valley Unified must reimburse $23,841.96 of private boarding school costs; ALJ finds residential placement was not needed.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified not responsible for student's education after county Adoption Assistance funded his residential placement; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High must train staff on transition plans after an IEP meeting lacked anyone with authority to decide services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified properly offered placement at the student's school of residence, Barton Hill Elementary; parent's placement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Whittier City School DistrictWhittier City School District prevails on all claims; statute of limitations bars earlier child find claims for fourth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must reimburse $4,415 for an independent assessment it failed to consider; federal court later reversed on residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District may reassess a ninth grader without parental consent after the mother repeatedly withheld consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dixie Elementary School DistrictDixie Elementary need not provide partial home instruction, shortened days, or requested accommodations; all three of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Snowline Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Snowline Joint Unified's offer of an out-of-state residential placement was the least restrictive environment; all of Student's claims were denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Mateo-Foster City School District v. StudentSan Mateo-Foster City School District's rapid mental health assessment was appropriate, so the parent's request for a publicly funded IEE was denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica-Malibu Unified may place a tenth grader at Linden Center nonpublic school without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide 32 hours of compensatory instruction for missed placement and summer days; transportation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified prevails on all claims; therapeutic school placement upheld as least restrictive environment for fifth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must reimburse $44,449.91 for residential placement after failing to assess and serve a student's mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. The Charter School of San DiegoThe Charter School of San Diego must reimburse $47,190.88 for a residential placement after it predetermined its May 2012 IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified had to hold a manifestation determination before its attendance review board removed a special education student; staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Magnolia Elementary School District v. StudentMagnolia Elementary School District's triennial assessment and nonpublic school IEP offer upheld; district may implement the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified did not deny FAPE; parent failed to prove she emailed a request for a follow-up IEP meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund three IEEs and 25 compensatory hours; Student wins three issues plus late-van claim, Oakland the rest.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must reimburse a Utah residential placement after its September 2013 split-therapy IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may place student at a locked Utah treatment center; all claims against both districts denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $23,718.68 and fund residential treatment after three IEPs failed to meet student's mental health needs.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified may place a third grader in its counseling enriched class at Roosevelt Elementary without Mother's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Marysville Joint Unified School DistrictMarysville Joint Unified withheld required age-of-majority notice, so a former foster youth may pursue claims from her 18th birthday forward.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund 17 hours of tutoring for blocking Juvenile Hall instruction; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund 20 hours of tutoring for blocking juvenile hall instruction; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified may move a student to Roosevelt Elementary's counseling enriched program for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation is a responsible special education agency only when its security programs block a ward's schooling.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all claims involving interpreters for a deaf parent, waived assessments, and IEP goals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. ABC Unified School DistrictABC Unified did not have to offer a residential treatment center to a student leaving a psychiatric hospital within its boundaries.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento County Office of Education et al.Sacramento County Office of Education denied FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; Sacramento City Unified not responsible.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego County Office of Education must find and implement a residential placement for a detained student; OT violation also found.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District prevails on all four claims about foster-care enrollment, supervision, counseling, and transportation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High must provide six hours of counseling and reimburse a private assessment after failing its child find duty.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must provide 24 hours of psychotherapy for delaying an IEE response; August 2012 nonpublic school offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified's offer of residential treatment at Devereaux in Texas was a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Eastside Union School DistrictEastside Union denied FAPE by changing a student's placement without notifying her parents, but the ALJ awarded no remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by rejecting a county mental health residential treatment recommendation; 11 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High School District did not have to fund a Utah residential treatment center; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Cloverdale Unified School District v. StudentCloverdale Unified's December 2011 IEP offering a special day class placement provided FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education denied a FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; ALJ orders residential treatment placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Cloverdale Unified School District v. StudentCloverdale Unified may conduct a 12-year-old's triennial reassessment without parental consent after parents did not appear at hearing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education denied FAPE by rejecting residential treatment for a juvenile court school student; RTC placement ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified must reimburse $106,631 for a residential placement after offers failed to address a student's school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools' offer of Anova nonpublic school placement upheld; parents' reimbursement claim for Star Academy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Marin County Mental Health Youth and Family ServicesMarin County Mental Health must fund $41,760 in mental health services for failing to provide adequate goals and counseling.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied FAPE by excluding a joint-custody mother from assessment and out-of-state RTC placement; DMH prevailed.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High must reimburse $25,190 for Utah residential placement; 2009-2010 claims, including Child Find, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Santa Cruz City School District et al. (consolidated)Santa Cruz City Schools and County Office must provide 240 compensatory hours for flawed goals and behavior plan; residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Temecula Valley Unified School District v. StudentTemecula Valley Unified's May 2011 offer of an Oak Grove day program was a FAPE; no residential placement required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School District et al.Roseville Joint Union High and Placer County mental health agency owe compensatory tutoring and therapy; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 14 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union need not fund IEEs; ALJ rejects parent's claims about IEP meeting scheduling and district attorney attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified's offer of nonpublic school placement at Somerset upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Bakersfield City School District v. StudentBakersfield City School District offered FAPE, including SEAL Center placement, and may reassess the student without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency wins; ALJ finds its mental health assessment timely and no jurisdiction after the 2010 AB 3632 veto.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Montessori ProjectCalifornia Montessori Project wrongly removed a student to a 45-day interim setting; children's scissors were not a dangerous weapon.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education did not deny FAPE through mental health services in juvenile hall; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified proves its social/emotional assessment and functional analysis assessment were appropriate; no publicly funded IEEs required.District prevailed on all issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District may move student to Chaparral High School for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School District et al.Torrance Unified, LA County and state mental health agencies owe 110 compensatory hours for delaying a residential placement after the AB 3632 veto.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education and state mental health department prevail; delayed residential placement after 2010 AB 3632 veto was not a FAPE denial.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency must resume AB 3632 mental health services and fund its share of residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cloverdale Unified School DistrictCloverdale Unified denied FAPE through repeated suspensions; ALJ orders 175 hours of tutoring and 100 hours of counseling.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District v. StudentFullerton Joint Union High School District's offer of an out-of-state residential treatment center placement upheld as a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District's offer of residential treatment placement offered FAPE in the least restrictive environment, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late transfer IEP did not deny FAPE, and no duty to offer AB 3632 residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care Agency et al.Orange County Health Care Agency's mental health assessment denied FAPE; agency must reimburse residential and clinical costs at Waterfall Academy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placer County Mental Health Department (Placer County Children's System of Care)Placer County Mental Health must repay $2,000 for an independent evaluation; claim for residential placement costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and two charter schools prevail; missed IEP meetings and transition plan did not deny student FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey Elementary School DistrictGarvey Elementary must expunge a student's invalid emotional disturbance eligibility and IEP; independent assessment and compensatory education denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District v. StudentLa Mesa-Spring Valley School District may place a kindergartner in its behavioral special day class at La Presa Elementary.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District and Santa Clara County Mental Health offered FAPE in local Wings program; residential placement request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education must immediately implement a juvenile hall student's IEP by placing him at an out-of-state residential treatment center and funding the educational and related services part of the placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School District et al.Long Beach Unified and LA County Mental Health prevail; Hillsides residential placement offered FAPE, and request for Illinois facility denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)Irvine Unified, not Orange County's education office or the state, must provide FAPE for a court ward's Texas residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of a therapeutic nonpublic school was the least restrictive environment; the mother's challenge was denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of Mental HealthCalifornia Department of Mental Health not responsible for student's FAPE; request for in-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School DistrictEscondido Union High must reimburse $24,693.97 for a residential placement after failing its child find duty for an honors student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified, home district of a dependent youth's court-appointed responsible adult, was responsible for her FAPE during an out-of-state placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified violated child find in October 2007, but ALJ denies all reimbursement for out-of-state residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)The responsible adult's district, not Orange County Department of Education or CDE, owed FAPE to a juvenile dependent placed out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $1,611 for a father's family therapy trip to a Colorado RTC, but not the mother's costs.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Riverside County Department of Mental HealthRiverside County Department of Mental Health did not have to provide a residential placement or more therapy; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Huntington Beach Union High School District v. StudentHuntington Beach Union High need not fund a speech-language IEE, and its September 2008 IEP amendment offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District v. StudentSaddleback Valley Unified loses bid to move seventh grader to an interim special day class after a knife incident.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency's out-of-state residential placement offer upheld; its failure to specify mental health services was harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by skipping a requested behavior assessment; must fund independent FAA and neuropsychological evaluation.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Adelanto Elementary School District (consolidated)Adelanto Elementary owes 210 Lindamood Bell hours and 114 speech therapy hours for missed eligibility; may conduct behavior assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School District (captioned as "San Mateo Unified High School District") et al.San Mateo Union High School District must repay $40,861.60 for private high school; claim for residential drug treatment costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer to move a fourth grader to an emotional disturbance class denied FAPE; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified may place a fourth grader in a nonpublic school interim setting for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School District et al.Fremont Unified and Alameda County mental health must provide an OT assessment, tutoring, and counseling; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified and Riverside County Mental Health denied FAPE by failing to reassess student after hospitalization; behavior plan claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified denied FAPE by holding an IEP meeting without the parents after refusing to reschedule so their attorney could attend.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $35,819.58 for residential treatment tuition and travel after a child find violation; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Riverside Unified and Riverside County Mental Health must place deaf student at for-profit National Deaf Academy in Florida.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Justice DivisionJuvenile Justice Division must provide a year of daily one-to-one instruction and weekly therapy for denying a FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement; District provided FAPE and parents gave no notice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School District et al.Anaheim Union High and Orange County Health Care Agency prevail on all claims; no reimbursement for parents' Eagle Ranch residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tracy Joint Unified School DistrictTracy Joint Unified must fund 30 compensatory hours and a $3,000 IEE after failing to find a fifth grader eligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al.Orange County Department of Education must implement IEP and fund Utah residential placement; LAUSD, Charter Oak, and CDE not responsible.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails: late mental health referral was a procedural violation without FAPE denial; home instruction claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District et al.Pleasanton Unified must reimburse $35,050 in residential placement costs after delaying a student's mental health assessment, referral, and IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified remains responsible for a student in residential treatment because his stepbrother's caregiver affidavit establishes residency.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny FAPE to a 21-year-old transfer student; the IEP delay came from the family's own inaction.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified may place a 15-year-old at Riley School and refer him for a mental health assessment without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District et al.Hemet Unified is responsible for a student's FAPE after she left a county juvenile court school for a Colorado residential center.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Jacinto Unified School District v. StudentSan Jacinto Unified's IEP placing a tenth grader at Keystone nonpublic school with a behavior plan offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must find expelled gifted sixth grader eligible as emotionally disturbed, fund her nonpublic school, and repay her IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education (Orange County Office of Education) et al. (consolidated)Orange County Department of Education stays responsible for a juvenile court ward's FAPE after his release to a Wyoming residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified prevails on all issues; 2002 ineligibility findings upheld and reimbursement for private therapy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $66,920 for a Utah residential school after missing emotional disturbance; District may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly refused a kindergartner's initial assessment request, but the ALJ ordered no IEE or compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Fullerton Joint Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Merced County Mental Health prevails: ending TBS aide did not deny FAPE, and mother must consent to records releases.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and LA County Mental Health offered FAPE; parent's request for Illinois residential school funding denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified may obtain a County Mental Health evaluation, including interviews, without the parent's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by never assessing student's behavior; ALJ orders 300 tutoring hours, independent FAA, $2,500 reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al.Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified and San Bernardino County mental health may not fund a for-profit Utah residential placement; petition denied.District prevailed on all issues