OAH Special Education Decisions: Other health impairment
265 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 34, split in 106, district prevailed on all issues in 125.
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- Student v. Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View Los Altos High School District prevails on all claims; missed triennial deadline was a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails on behavior claims; IEPs adequately addressed an eighth grader's behavior without an FBA or behavior plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School DistrictLodi Unified correctly found an 11-year-old's after-school fight was not a manifestation of his disability; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds an eighth grader's planned assault was not caused by his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must hold a manifestation determination review for conduct that occurred while the student had an IEP; claim about the later incident denied.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Chowchilla Elementary School DistrictChowchilla Elementary violated child find by delaying a kindergartner's assessment and must fund two hours of behavior or counseling services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Gustine Unified School DistrictGustine Unified must fund 35 hours of tutoring and staff training after dissolving special day classes; 21 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 22 issues
- Petaluma City Schools v. StudentPetaluma City Schools' psychoeducational, speech-language, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all 29 claims over IEP meetings, implementation, goals, notice, and a speech assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by never filing to exit a student from special education; reimbursement, services, and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Rocklin Academy Family of Schools v. StudentRocklin Academy's request to move a fourth grader to an interim alternative setting for dangerousness is denied on both issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ again finds Escondido Union High's psychoeducational and speech assessments deficient; earlier rulings and remedies for Student stand.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictALJ affirms Capistrano Unified's finding that a seventh grader's planned assault on a classmate was not a manifestation of his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must treat student with ADHD as eligible, reimburse $4,300 and fund 100 compensatory hours after biased assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Mill Valley School District (consolidated)Mill Valley School District must fund occupational therapy and pragmatic language IEEs; Compass placement offer upheld and all other Student claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High prevails on all claims after parents limited records access needed to plan behavior and mental health supports.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified may reassess student without parent consent; request to be excused from FAPE if parent refuses denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Selma Unified School District v. StudentSelma Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student is not entitled to an independent educational evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Soledad Unified School District v. StudentSoledad Unified may not reassess a fourth grader without parental consent because its assessment plan and notices were deficient.Student prevailed on all issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may keep a first grader in Sierra Vista's Intensive Intervention Program for 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary may reassess a sixth grader without parental consent after Father refused in writing to consent to the triennial assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must fund 45 hours of compensatory services and share its nursing guidelines; most nursing and mental health claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 22 issues
- Weaver Union School District v. StudentWeaver Union may move an eight-year-old to Merced County's Sierra Program for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School District (consolidated)Monrovia Unified denied FAPE by not offering social skills training and must fund up to $3,200 in PEERS sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High School District prevails on all 17 assessment and services claims, including home or hospital instruction.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified dismissed because a directly funded charter school, not the district, was responsible for the student's FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified prevails on all eight claims over executive functioning assessment, goals, and IEP implementation for an 11th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern High School DistrictKern High School District's finding that a student's false 911 shooter call was not disability-related is upheld; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Jurupa Unified School DistrictALJ found Jurupa Unified's mostly special day class offer was not the LRE and ordered $11,602.06 reimbursement; federal court later vacated decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVacated on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)Escondido Union High must fund Winston School tuition and independent evaluations after its assessments and IEP offer were found inadequate.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Madera Unified School District (consolidated)Madera Unified must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after unnecessarily delaying its due process filing; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues
- Student v. High Tech Los Angeles Charter High SchoolHigh Tech Los Angeles Charter prevails on all nine claims; missing-goal claims were time barred and other claims failed on the evidence.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Snowline Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Snowline Joint Unified prevails on every issue; a settlement waiver barred earlier claims, and its December 2023 IEP was approved.District prevailed on all issues
- Mountain View-Whisman School District v. StudentMountain View-Whisman may place a first grader in a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days after proving injury risk.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified must train administrators after delaying an assessment plan; tuition reimbursement and twelve other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Lancaster School District v. StudentLancaster School District need not fund behavior and assistive technology IEEs; ALJ orders correction of an assessment report error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Perris Union High School DistrictPerris Union High School District prevails on all ten claims challenging a high school student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $47,232 in residential school education costs and fund 70 counseling hours; residential treatment was not required.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 24 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 87 hours of tutoring for missed specialized academic instruction after a transfer; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may keep a second grader in its intensive intervention program for 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Champs Charter High School of the ArtsChamps Charter High School of the Arts must reimburse $66,266 in residential tuition after failing to offer adequate behavior services and placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (2 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified properly exited a student with ADHD from special education; all claims about aide, behavior plan, and parent training denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims over a returning private school student's IEP meetings, assessment plans, and 2022 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Hueneme Elementary School District v. StudentHueneme Elementary may reassess a student at sites it chooses, without the grandparent's conditions on location or her presence.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica-Malibu Unified proves its psychoeducational assessment was appropriate and need not fund a neuropsychological IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Lemoore Union Elementary School District v. StudentLemoore Union Elementary may not implement its IEP without consent after staff unilaterally rewrote it as a new annual offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictOn remand, Compton Unified's improper 2018 disenrollment denied a FAPE; the ALJ orders 50 hours of math tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's IEE cost caps upheld; district need not fund parents' chosen evaluator for psychoeducational and transition IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Franklin-McKinley School District v. StudentFranklin-McKinley proved danger at Kennedy Elementary, but its virtual home program was inappropriate; student returns with full-day aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to deliver counseling during distance learning, but earlier make-up minutes sufficed; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bella Mente Montessori Charter AcademyBella Mente Montessori Charter Academy predetermined a manifestation determination and must hold a new, procedurally compliant review within 45 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reinstate a fifth grader after an ALJ finds his conduct was a manifestation of his disability.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must fund about 11 hours of compensatory services for its late assessment plan; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Riverbank Unified School District v. StudentRiverbank Unified may implement IEP moving student with cerebral palsy to a Waterford High moderate to severe special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools prevails on all 16 student claims; ALJ denies district's request to have its chosen assessor's evaluation count as an IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified must fund two IEEs and 54 compensatory hours for failing to reassess and write proper goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund 450 tutoring hours and return a student to a public special day class after an improper virtual placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 20 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High predetermined a nonpublic school placement and must reimburse up to $14,990 in Winston School tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District v. StudentFallbrook Union Elementary's IEP offered a FAPE; a trained health technician, not a one-to-one nurse, met the student's needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 19 claims about COVID-19 distance learning, IEP goals, services, placement, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified wrongly found student ineligible for special education and must reimburse $35,920 plus mileage and fund staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School DistrictCentralia Elementary must provide 262 hours of tutoring and staff training; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Washington Unified School DistrictWashington Unified answered a parent's records request late, but the ALJ held the delay did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified may not reassess an eighth grader without consent because it made no reasonable effort to obtain Parents' informed consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $51,143 in Prentice School costs for failing to file for due process; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 29 issues
- Victor Valley Union High School District v. StudentVictor Valley Union High School District may reassess a student without parental consent; its request to suspend services is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Larchmont Charter SchoolLarchmont Charter must repay half of Bridges Academy tuition and fund 16 hours of counseling after cutting services without a meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District owes 58 hours of compensatory services for three-week COVID closure; distance learning claims otherwise denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Conejo Valley Unified prevails on all claims; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE is owed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified did not have to ensure a student's one-to-one nurse attended IEP meetings; the district prevailed on the only issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Community Roots Academy Charter SchoolCommunity Roots Academy denied FAPE by offering another district's program and requiring disenrollment; 116 compensatory hours and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 8 issues
- Student v. Guadalupe Union School District (consolidated)Guadalupe Union prevails on all claims; triennial assessment upheld and late annual IEP held a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must provide 54 hours of counseling and social skills training for failing to implement IEP; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified prevails on all seven claims; OAH refuses to enforce the parties' private tolling agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictBass Lake Joint Union must fund 500 compensatory hours for a medically fragile preschooler after unclear IEP offers and undelivered services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High must provide four hours of counseling and four hours of math tutoring and flag its deficient mental health assessment as unreliable; child find claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational reassessment found appropriate; parent not entitled to a publicly funded IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2019 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified wins on all four claims: child find, assessments, two IEP offers, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified prevails on all claims; its speech and mental health assessments and 2019-2020 IEP offers are upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 190 compensatory hours and staff training over bullying, unkept IEP promises, and an unilateral placement change.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School DistrictRocklin Unified must repay $12,950 in private school tuition and fund 22 counseling hours after wrongly denying eligibility.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. Bakersfield City School District (consolidated)Bakersfield City must fund two IEEs and compensatory tutoring, counseling and social skills for a kindergartner; mental health assessment upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary prevails on all claims over a student's assessments, reading and writing goals, and dyslexia services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must reimburse $10,750 in private school tuition, plus mileage, for a late reassessment; triennial claim time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District v. StudentMonterey Peninsula Unified loses bid to defend its psychoeducational assessment and must fund an independent evaluation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Trivium Charter School v. StudentTrivium Charter School may reassess a tenth grader without parent consent; its request to compel medical releases is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. McCabe Union Elementary School District (consolidated)McCabe Union Elementary must reimburse a $4,778.96 IEE and fund compensatory services after wrongly finding a student with ADHD ineligible.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse Fusion Academy tuition after late annual IEPs and missing academic goals; four claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified's unclear January 2018 IEP offer denied FAPE; staff training and IEP page numbering ordered, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified's unclear January 2018 IEP offer denied FAPE; ALJ orders staff training and page numbering, rejects other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified's academic assessment is upheld with no IEE owed, and Irvine may assess without consent if the parent wants special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all claims; time-barred child find claims dismissed and 2019 IEP upheld as offering FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails on every issue; its 2018 assessment stands and it owes no independent neuropsychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified's offer of nonpublic school placement at Olive Crest upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may reassess a 14-year-old student with ADHD without parental consent under its March 2019 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified prevails on all claims over bus transportation, a one-to-one aide, and a private school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Middletown Unified School District (consolidated)Middletown Unified must reimburse Anova private school costs and fund more placement; its cognitive and academic assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues
- River Springs Charter School v. StudentRiver Springs Charter School's homeschool IEP offer denied FAPE, but the charter may reassess the student without parental consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified fails to prove its February 2018 initial IEP offered FAPE; the IEP cannot be implemented without parent consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified failed to implement a student's test-correction accommodations in pre-calculus and must regrade her work and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may not implement its nonpublic school IEP without parent consent; unmeasurable, outdated goals defeated its FAPE claim.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified's nonpublic school offer was appropriate but denied FAPE for lack of school details; student's three claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may not reassess student without consent because its assessment plan was not in Parent's native Spanish.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified owes 250 compensatory hours and a $6,000 IEE for delayed assessment and inadequate IEP goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all issues: 2016 autism assessment upheld, no IEE, and manifestation review without parents allowed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified need not fund independent evaluations after the student moved away one week after requesting them; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified prevails on all claims challenging its 2018-2019 offer for a student attending Fusion Academy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Del Mar Union School District (consolidated)Del Mar Union must repay a $3,500 private assessment and fund 80 therapy hours; residential placement reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must fund a student's Utah residential treatment placement and repay travel costs after denying a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified wins on all issues and may implement a ninth grader's February 2018 IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rincon Valley Union Elementary School DistrictRincon Valley Union's home-instruction offer, made over THC seizure medication concerns, denied a FAPE; campus placement ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- John Swett Unified School District v. StudentJohn Swett Unified cannot implement its February 2018 IEP without consent after holding an IEP meeting without the parent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District v. StudentNorwalk-La Mirada Unified may implement its special day class IEP offer for a first grader without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High must reimburse residential treatment and private school costs; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Riverdale Joint Unified School District v. StudentRiverdale Joint Unified may reassess student without parental consent at locations it chooses; parents must sign medical releases.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified prevails on all claims by a gifted 9th and 10th grader with anxiety and executive functioning needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all nine claims about behavior plan implementation, speech-language, autism assessment, and discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School DistrictUpland Unified's September 2017 IEP offered FAPE; parent's claims for goals, testing accommodations, transportation, ESY, and OT denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must reimburse full-time Halstrom Academy costs for the rest of 2017-2018 and fund an independent behavior assessment after failing to assess, write goals, and make clear IEP offers.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School District (consolidated)Benicia Unified lawfully graduated a 21-year-old with a regular diploma; ALJ denies all of Student's claims despite a late annual IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 60 hours of intensive reading instruction for child find, assessment, and eligibility failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ finds December 2016 IEP offered FAPE and may be implemented without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund behavior and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; auditory processing assessment claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified's 2016 psycho-educational evaluation upheld; parent not entitled to a publicly funded IEE despite a late IEP meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $42,990 in private school tuition after delaying assessment and wrongly finding a high-achieving student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High must provide 146.25 tutoring hours after ending special education without proper prior written notice.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union must reverse its manifestation finding, reinstate a ninth grader, and expunge her expulsion over Snapchat messages.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos must reimburse $33,359.25 for an IEE, private school, tutoring and therapy; a federal court later vacated the decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must reimburse about $33,000 for an IEE, private school, counseling and tutoring after overly narrow assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Southern Kern Unified School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified's manifestation determination reversed; expelled fifth grader with ADHD and emotional disturbance must be reinstated.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified shows a second grader's Sequoia placement is dangerous, but the ALJ rejects both proposed interim special day classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may reassess a fourth grader without parental consent; parent cannot limit test choice or timing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must fund a year of nonpublic school tuition and 36 hours of OT, but its 2016 special day class offer is upheldSplit decision: student prevailed on 10 of 68 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy prevail on all claims over assistive technology, behavior assessment, and IEP participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Big Pine Unified School District v. StudentBig Pine Unified may implement IEP placing sixth grader in out-of-state residential treatment program without Mother's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District denied FAPE by relying on student study teams instead of assessing; ordered 192 compensatory hours, IEEs, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 5 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified wrongly found lock throwing unrelated to student's ADHD; student reinstated, but three other expedited claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must fund a psychoeducational IEE and reimburse Prentice School tuition; April 2015 IEP and bullying claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High may reassess student without consent; parents' conditions voided consent and all student claims are denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds student's planned assault was not caused by seizure medication.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified unlawfully graduated a certificate-track student without notice; it must restore Bridge program hours and pay $11,325 for IEEs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified must reimburse private reading tutoring and fund a new IEE after offering an unknown reading program; four claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Dehesa School District et al. (consolidated)Dehesa School District and Community Montessori Charter must reimburse $20,709 in private school tuition and fund 68 hours of services.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified owed no special education services for 2016-2017 because Parent did not comply with an assessment order.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Side Union High School District et al.East Side Union High must fund two years at Provo Canyon School as compensatory education; County Office prevails on all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 21 of 51 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified owes 69 compensatory hours for skipping a behavior assessment and ending speech services; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 31 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wrongly found a homebound Lowell student ineligible under OHI and must fund 35 college units, assessments, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly denied eligibility to a tenth grader with ADHD and predetermined the outcome; compensatory instruction, IEE, and training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- El Rancho Unified School District v. StudentEl Rancho Unified may not assess a student without parent consent because it did not prove the parent received the plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified wrongly found an 11-year-old's misconduct unrelated to his ADHD and held one manifestation review late; ALJ reverses May 2016 manifestation determinations and denies the remaining claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy should have found student eligible as other health impaired; $4,500 and 30 hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must fund 12 months at a Utah residential treatment center after child find and IEP failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 41 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified's deficient behavior plan denied FAPE for four weeks; ALJ orders 12 hours of BCBA services, rejects two other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union must fund a mental health IEE and reimburse 2015-2016 private school tuition over an unclear speech-language offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified wrongly denied a student with ADHD eligibility and must reimburse $5,196.07 and provide therapy; its assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Elk Grove Unified School District v. StudentElk Grove Unified may reassess a six-year-old private school student without parent consent under its January 2016 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified provided safe, suitable bus transportation; ALJ denies parent's request for door-to-door minivan service.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified must provide 448 hours of tutoring and counseling over defective IEP goals; general education placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 26 issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach City School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach City School District's IEP offer and psychoeducational assessment upheld; no IEE at public expense for student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 590 hours of compensatory behavior services and train staff; comparable-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails: Parent's signed acceptance of a one-page settlement offer letter did not create an enforceable settlement agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified may place a kindergartner at Rossier Park School as a 45-school-day interim alternative educational setting.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District (consolidated)Glendale Unified offered a FAPE in both years; parents' claims denied, and district may implement its 2015 IEP without consent.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must fund Frostig School placement, private services, and 90 hours of educational therapy after wrongly finding student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High must reimburse $150,908.70 and fund a residential placement at Monarch through March 2016.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. Val Verde Unified School DistrictVal Verde Unified wrongly refused a reassessment, but no FAPE denial because student graduated before testing would finish.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's 2014 assessment upheld; no IEE, and Student's claims about assessment, participation, and timelines denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must fund an independent functional behavior assessment and behavior plan; Student's other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 21 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High must reimburse up to $30,690 for private school and therapy after child find and counseling failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must train Flynn staff on child find after serving a student under a 504 plan instead of an IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)On remand, Downey Unified must fund independent assessments in four areas it never assessed; implementation and delay claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $22,693.25 for ignoring an assessment request and not implementing a reading programSplit decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund an independent psycho-educational assessment, assess behavior and mental health, and provide 72 tutoring hours; Kayne placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Ross Valley School DistrictRoss Valley must pay $45,380 for a year at STAR Academy because its 2013 IEP lacked behavior and counseling supports.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must add a one-to-one aide, social skills group and intensive counseling plus 81 compensatory hours; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must train staff after skipping a manifestation review for a truancy-based placement change; absences not shown disability-related.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Burbank Unified School DistrictBurbank Unified did not have to fund residential treatment; its nonpublic day school offer provided a FAPE.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Journey Charter School prevail; non-disciplinary removals from class were not suspensions requiring manifestation reviews.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's offer of a behavior intervention classroom at Wood Canyon Middle School upheld as a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; Mother's residency-based motion to dismiss denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's expulsion of a student whose firearm conduct was a manifestation of disability is vacated; reinstatement ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified correctly found a student's firecracker conduct was not a manifestation of his ADHD; his challenge was denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified did not legally exit a student from special education based on her certificate of proficiency, ALJ rules.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must fund up to 50 counseling hours and an OT assessment; it may assess mental health without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's September 2013 IEP offered a FAPE, and the district may implement it without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside County Office of Education must seek locked residential placement and provide 39 hours of speech therapy for juvenile hall student.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse Summit View tuition, tutoring and mileage; district's assessment upheld and IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Rialto Unified School District v. StudentRialto Unified may place an eight-year-old at Bright Futures Academy for up to 45 school days after showing dangerousness.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified's assessments upheld and parents' IEP claims denied, but its four-school placement offer cannot be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- Student v. Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictBrea Olinda Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds the student's ADHD did not cause the conduct behind his expulsion recommendation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District must fund a psychoeducational IEE after refusing it and not filing for due process.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School District (consolidated)Antelope Valley Union High must fund two IEEs and 300 compensatory hours after a flawed triennial assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified and Keegan Academy charter must fund nonpublic school placement and reimburse parents after failing to implement IEPs.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 15 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District must reimburse $12,832.40 for a private school after offering an expelled student no appropriate placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all six claims by a graduated student over algebra support, IEE, counseling and transcripts.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified failed to assess for ADHD and find student eligible; must provide 120 hours of reading and math tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union School District denied a preschooler FAPE in the LRE and must reimburse $2,250 in private preschool tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified properly graduated a student with a diploma and provided adequate transition plans; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified's manifestation determination is voided over late notice, a missing relevant teacher, and unconsidered cognitive concerns; student reinstated.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified offered FAPE and parents' noncooperation defeated later claims; district must still pay agreed $2,150 IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Center Unified School DistrictCenter Unified's finding that a student's on-campus marijuana use was not a manifestation of her ADHD is upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- San Dieguito Union High School District v. StudentSan Dieguito Union High School District's nonpublic school offer provided a FAPE; residential placement not required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School DistrictMill Valley School District wrongly denied OHI eligibility to a gifted eighth grader with ADHD; ALJ orders 36 compensatory hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Whittier City School District v. StudentWhittier City School District may implement IEP placing student in a special day class without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Palo Alto Unified School District v. StudentPalo Alto Unified may implement its IEP removing a third grader's one-to-one aide; ALJ orders preferential seating added.District prevailed on all issues
- Palm Springs Unified School District v. StudentPalm Springs Unified may implement a student's IEP and behavior plan without parental consent despite parents' homework objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 205 hours of tutoring for missed RSP, counseling, and aide services; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified prevails on all issues; no reimbursement for Utah residential treatment center or private school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to provide developmental vision therapy; District prevailed on all twelve vision-related issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's general education placement with resource support was appropriate; parent's request for a special day class denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Jefferson Union High School District (consolidated)Jefferson Union High must provide 456 compensatory hours; ALJ rejects its therapeutic day school offer as a denial of FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 27 of 43 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all claims; general education with resource support provided FAPE to a 10th grader with Asperger's Disorder.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's occupational therapy assessment found appropriate; district need not fund an independent OT evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must resume home instruction at Mother's home outside district boundaries and provide compensatory hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified may place a 16-year-old in a moderate-to-severe special day class at Estancia High without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified prevails on all claims; its offer of a special day class for high-functioning autism was found to provide FAPE, and parents' private-school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified may exit a student with ADHD from special education; ALJ finds he no longer qualifies under OHI.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oceanside Unified School DistrictOceanside Unified should have found student with ADHD eligible under OHI by April 2010; 32 tutoring hours ordered.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified did not deny FAPE; its failure to give an assistive technology assessment plan was harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified did not deny FAPE by failing to assess for dyslexia; ALJ finds no clear parent request.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified prevails: student's planned dry ice explosion at school was not a manifestation of his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education must immediately implement and fund a student's residential treatment placement from juvenile hall.Student prevailed on all issues
- Acalanes Union High School District v. StudentAcalanes Union High School District's IEP at Las Lomas offered a FAPE in the LRE; parents' Bayhill reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: absent teacher at IEP meeting did not deny FAPE, and bus transportation offer was appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brea Olinda Unified School District (consolidated)Brea Olinda Unified may not exit a student with ADHD from special education and must fund two IEEs and weekly tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos Elementary School District prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, eligibility category, and private school reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified denied FAPE by failing to find a student with diabetes eligible under other health impairment by March 2009.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified must reimburse $35,602.55 for a private school after ignoring doctors' shortened-day advice; its January 2009 offer was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- West Covina Unified School District v. StudentWest Covina Unified's 2008-2009 IEP did not offer a FAPE; ALJ denies district's request to implement it.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified provided FAPE on an integrated campus; guardian's requests for private school reimbursement and nonpublic placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCarlsbad Unified wins on all claims; parents' refusal to consent to reassessment excused the lack of new IEP offers.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School District (consolidated)Hermosa Beach City School District offered a FAPE; parents' claim for nonpublic school reimbursement at Summit View denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Val Verde Unified School District v. StudentVal Verde Unified's triennial psychoeducational assessment was inappropriate; Student gets psychoeducational and OT IEEs at public expense.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictBrea Olinda Unified must amend its interim offer to sixth grade with speech and aide services; 2005 claims barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. West Covina Unified School DistrictWest Covina Unified must reimburse $43,197.50 for Stowell Learning Center services and transportation and fund independent AT and behavior assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 23 of 48 issues (7 in part)
- San Jacinto Unified School District v. StudentSan Jacinto Unified's IEP moving a student from home instruction to high school did not offer FAPE because it lacked accommodations.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails; ALJ refuses parents' request to exit their fifth grader with ADHD from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's February 2007 IEP met a student's occupational therapy and sensory needs; all of the parents' claims were denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica–Malibu Unified's December 2006 triennial assessments held appropriate; the district need not fund a parent-requested independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District et al.ABC Unified must conduct a functional analysis assessment; Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and ABC win all other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified's emotional-disturbance special day class offered FAPE; family's request for Winston School placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's fall 2006 psychoeducational and speech-language assessments held appropriate, so the parent's request for IEEs at public expense fails.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified must repay $6,000 in private school tuition and provide 20 hours of transition services; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Chula Vista Elementary School District v. StudentChula Vista Elementary's August 2006 IEP was not a FAPE because assessments were incomplete and required teachers were absent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must provide 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading and added speech therapy after FAPE denials across four school years.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $32,004.50 for Utah residential treatment after failing to assess a high schooler despite parent's request.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on every claim, including assessment, interpreter, ESY and compensatory education, brought by a parent without a lawyer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakley Union Elementary School District et al.Oakley Union Elementary's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds no predetermination and no denial of parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all claims by a graduated student challenging assessments, IEPs, transition, and graduation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Buena Park Elementary School DistrictBuena Park Elementary must reimburse an auditory processing assessment; ALJ finds spring 2004 FAPE denial but awards no compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by refusing a one-to-one aide, but the ALJ upheld its behavior plan and awarded no remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified wins all claims; ALJ finds an unmotivated student with ADD was not denied FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Rialto Unified School District v. StudentRialto Unified's special day class placement at Casey Elementary offered a FAPE; District may implement it over parents' objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified may assess a medically fragile high school student over parent objection, starting with an assessment by a qualified doctor.District prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's 2005-2006 IEP offered FAPE; a brief general education teacher attendance lapse did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late IEP meeting did not deny FAPE, and nonpublic school placement was the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. La Canada Unified School DistrictLa Canada Unified denied FAPE over chronic bullying; must fund an auditory processing IEE, social skills training, make-up speech, and reimbursements.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Tehachapi Unified's finding that a student's fights were not a manifestation of his disability; expulsion may proceed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified offered FAPE to a high school student with ADHD; parents' assessment, participation, and reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District v. StudentSan Luis Coastal Unified offered a FAPE for 2005-2006; Lindamood-Bell, IEE reimbursement, and compensatory education requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictAgainst Conejo Valley Unified, ALJ finds an extracurricular aide is not a FAPE service and OAH cannot enforce equal-access rights.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to dual-enroll an 11-year-old nonpublic school student at Parkman Middle School in Fall 2005.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund Julia Ann Singer nonpublic school placement and repay scholarship after denying preschooler FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues