OAH Special Education Decisions: Specific learning disability
297 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 23, split in 122, district prevailed on all issues in 152.
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- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 162 compensatory hours for missing 2025-2026 IEP offer; tuition reimbursement and three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District prevails; parent's challenges to a 2023 IEP and auditory processing assessment are time-barred or unproven.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Moraga School DistrictMoraga School District must fund compensatory counseling for a delayed mental health assessment referral; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District must fund $39,000 in reading intervention for a student with dyslexia; April 2025 IEP found not to offer a FAPE and cannot be implemented without parent consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Mateo County Office of EducationSan Mateo County Office of Education prevails on all child find, eligibility, and diploma claims brought by a former juvenile court school student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse part of 2023-2024 private school tuition and transportation for a late IEP offer; 15 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools prevails on all claims over a high school transition meeting and its refusal of one-to-one tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified owes 20 hours of attention and executive functioning services; tuition denied for lack of notice and Kentucky residency.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 71 issues
- Student v. Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopol Independent Charter prevails on all 35 issues over autism eligibility and dyslexia services; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund 25 hours of compensatory instruction for missing goals; Prentice School reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified may place student at HELP Group nonpublic school without parent consent; all ten student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School District (consolidated)Lodi Unified may exit a sixth grader from special education without parental consent; all of the student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails on all claims about reassessment, regression services, and parent training for a transfer student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kentfield School DistrictOn remand, ALJ finds Kentfield School District student was eligible for special education for a specific learning disability in January 2020.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union must hold an IEP meeting to fix unmeasurable 2023 goals; five other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School District (consolidated)Twin Rivers Unified must restore $8,800 for READ Academy tuition and pay mileage; January 2024 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its 2023 reevaluation was appropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Venture Academy v. StudentVenture Academy may implement its reduced-services IEP and reassess a sixth grader without parental consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary's occupational therapy assessment upheld, so no IEE at public expense; the district must correct errors in the report.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. South Sutter Charter School (consolidated)South Sutter Charter School must fund about $26,000 in private dyslexia tutoring and mileage and train staff; assessment, assistive technology, and ESY claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified did not have to provide summer 2023 ESY at a private school under a 2022 IEP amendment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund independent evaluations in speech, math, or cognition.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified must provide 512 hours of tutoring for cutting IEP services during COVID-19; one claim undecided, others denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 issues
- Student v. Bonita Unified School District (consolidated)Bonita Unified's 2022 psychoeducational and speech-language assessments upheld; parent's requests for independent evaluations at public expense denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied FAPE by delaying a student's assessment and IEP, but no remedy was ordered because make-up services were already provided.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified must fund independent speech and occupational therapy assessments it never completed; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must repay $9,300 for IEEs, offer two assessments, and provide 19 reading hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 27 issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified predetermined a graduating senior's final IEP; ALJ orders a summary of performance and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High wrongly found an eighth grader's off-campus assault unrelated to his ADHD; ALJ orders him returned to his middle school.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must hold manifestation determination after suspending student for conduct from before parent revoked special education consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified must create a $9,885 compensatory education fund for failing to offer dyslexia instruction and Spanish-language counseling.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on every claim challenging a third grader's math, literacy, goals, and extended school year offers.District prevailed on all issues
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified may return a tenth grader to Point Quest nonpublic school for up to 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia Unified must fund 53 compensatory hours and up to $8,495 for assessment, distance-learning, and parent-participation violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 25 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified's May 2022 IEP offered appropriate structured literacy instruction for a student with dyslexia; no specific method required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all six claims about a graduated student's goals, services, placement, and May 2022 diploma.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all ten challenges to a ninth grader's 2021 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified wrongly found fourth grader ineligible for a specific learning disability; must reimburse two IEEs and fund eight hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified may move a tenth grader to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days after showing substantial risk of injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Whittier Union High School District (consolidated)Whittier Union must fund 113 compensatory hours and independent evaluations for late assessments and distance-learning lapses; nonpublic school claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lammersville Unified School District (consolidated)Lammersville Unified must fund 127.5 hours of reading instruction and repay $1,800; its October 2021 IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hesperia Unified School DistrictHesperia Unified did not deny FAPE by moving a high schooler's IEP services to distance learning during COVID-19.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified's public middle school offer for a student with a learning disability upheld; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union's triennial psychoeducational assessment held legally compliant; parent's request for a publicly funded independent evaluation denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified denied FAPE by lacking a complete, signed IEP; must reimburse private services, less amounts already paid, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund two private evaluations and up to $19,000 in compensatory services; claims before April 2019 time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 22 issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund 112 instruction hours and train staff over a transfer student's unimplemented IEP and late IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District prevails on all five distance-learning claims brought by a ninth grader with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified improperly exited a student from special education without reassessing; it must provide 35 hours of instruction, and most other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 40 issues
- Student v. Bonita Unified School District (consolidated)Bonita Unified's triennial IEP offered a FAPE, but its distance learning denied FAPE; up to $18,000 in compensatory services ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Mariposa County Unified School District et al.Mariposa County Unified and Sierra Foothill Charter win every claim over a seventh grader's COVID-delayed initial IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Soledad Unified School District v. StudentSoledad Unified may finish an overdue cognitive and social-emotional reassessment of an eighth grader without further parental consent or conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must provide 21.25 hours of instruction for specialized academic instruction missed in spring 2020 distance learning; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all nine claims challenging a middle schooler's 2018, 2019, and 2020 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Val Verde Unified School District v. StudentVal Verde Unified may reassess a 16-year-old student, including by a school psychologist, without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pacific Charter Institute et al. (consolidated)Pacific Charter Institute and Valley View Charter Prep must pay $8,350 for an independent evaluation after a 10-month delay.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District (consolidated)Upland Unified wins every decided issue; adult student's eligibility lapsed after mother withheld triennial consent; two district claims not reached.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools did not deny a parent meaningful participation at a March 2018 initial IEP eligibility meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Paula Unified School DistrictSanta Paula Unified's manifestation determination reversed because the team considered only the student's learning disability label and skipped the implementation question.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified prevails on all claims about its response to an independent evaluation, dyslexia services, and eligibility categories.District prevailed on all issues
- Colton Unified School District v. StudentColton Unified's triennial assessments and general education IEP offer upheld; parent's requests for three IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Colton Unified School District v. StudentColton Unified's triennial assessments were appropriate and its general education IEP offered FAPE; no IEEs at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School District (consolidated)Lompoc Unified denied FAPE through inadequate behavior supports, a flawed speech assessment, and an involuntary transfer; 240 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; no reimbursement owed for Westmark School tuition or a private psychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified violated child find by not assessing a struggling student for 17 months; must fund 69 hours of cognitive training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's IEP offers of special education core classes and later home instruction provided a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund 174 hours of dyslexia reading instruction, 100 transition hours, and two assessments for an 18-year-old senior.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 34 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Golden Plains Unified School DistrictGolden Plains Unified must fund two IEEs, 29 counseling hours, and 54.5 tutoring hours after assessment and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified must reimburse half of Winston School tuition and fund IEEs; award cut for Parents' refusal of reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union wins on both issues: its psychoeducational assessment stands without an IEE, and its IEP may be implemented.District prevailed on all issues
- Sonoma Valley Unified School District v. StudentSonoma Valley Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and academic evaluations after failing to prove parents consented to its assessments.Student prevailed on all issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified's July 2018 IEP offered a fifth grader with a reading disability a FAPE; district may implement it without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified's May 2018 IEP offered FAPE; parents denied reimbursement for Johnson Academy and private services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified must reimburse $728 for summer 2017 tutoring after denying ESY; all other claims, including the NewBridge placement request, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 23 issues
- Student v. Springs Charter Schools, also known as River Springs Charter School (consolidated)River Springs Charter must provide 128 hours of compensatory instruction, but its offer of placement at Flabob Academy is upheld as FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified wrongly found first grader ineligible; must fund 250 compensatory hours and a $450 speech assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified improperly exited a student from special education and must reimburse $13,350 for an IEE and private school.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District must assess fourth grader's school anxiety and provide home instruction and compensatory services; parent-participation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 in part)
- Campbell Union High School District v. StudentCampbell Union High School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after failing to prove its 2017 assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- La Canada Unified School District v. StudentLa Canada Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs; the ALJ upheld its occupational therapy assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Fruitvale School DistrictFruitvale School District failed to assess in four areas and must fund evaluations; claims for added services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 8 issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified must reimburse $45,221.75 plus further tuition until the next annual IEP for a student's unmet mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must provide 100 hours of specialized academic instruction after failing to document efforts to obtain assessment consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse tuition, tutoring and an assessment after a 2017 IEP lacked academic goals; older claims were time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 25 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified's reading services for a student with severe dyslexia offered a FAPE; private school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- San Marcos Unified School District v. StudentSan Marcos Unified may implement its high school IEP without parental consent after the ALJ found it offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may reassess a 16-year-old student without parental consent after parents ignored repeated bilingual requests.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must train special education staff after an improperly composed July 2015 IEP meeting; other claims denied or time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School DistrictVictor Valley Union High School District properly found that a student's bringing a gun to school was not a manifestation of his disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High School District's May 2016 transition IEP offered FAPE; district may implement it without parents' consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School District (consolidated)Lodi Unified prevails on all claims over a student's third- and fourth-grade reading goals, resource services, paraeducators, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Orinda Union School District v. StudentOrinda Union's mental health assessment was appropriate; family is not entitled to an independent assessment at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs and train staff after a deficient triennial reevaluation.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified offered a FAPE; parent's requests for a one-to-one nonpublic school and a dyslexia program denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High prevails: flawed 2015 present levels did not deny FAPE, and support-class pull-outs were not an implementation failure.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified prevails on all six claims, including mental health assessment, auditory processing testing, Spanish notices, and FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified denied FAPE to a learning-disabled English learner; ALJ orders IEEs, 185 compensatory hours, Spanish IEP translations and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 12 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 55 hours of compensatory tutoring for unmeasurable IEP goals; resource, ESY and counseling claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 16 issues
- Student v. Liberty Union High School DistrictLiberty Union High must add daily dyslexia instruction, fund 152 tutoring hours, and train staff; transition-meeting timing claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Tracy Unified School District v. StudentTracy Unified must fund an independent psycho-educational evaluation after its triennial assessment was found legally deficient.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2016 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; District need not fund independent psychoeducational and academic evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Whittier City School District v. StudentWhittier City School District may conduct a student's triennial reassessment, including school psychologist testing, without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Liberty Union High School DistrictLiberty Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds campus fight not caused by ADHD or unimplemented behavior plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds the meeting was proper and the conduct was unrelated to the student's learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach City School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach City School District must reimburse $32,755 for child find and 2015 IEP failures; its 2016 IEP upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Soledad Unified School District (consolidated)Soledad Unified may not implement its September 2016 IEP without consent and must fund 25 hours of math tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified must train staff on writing measurable behavior and social skills goals; behavior plan and report claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse Pliha Center costs because its March 2016 IEP reused outdated goals; 2015 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified must reimburse $5,491 for private school and speech costs after delaying an IEP meeting; interim placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified's assistive technology assessment fell short, so it must fund an independent assistive technology evaluation for an eighth grader.Student prevailed on all issues
- Pasadena Unified School District v. StudentPasadena Unified may not conduct an intensive counseling services assessment without parents' consent; the district's request is denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. River Springs Charter School (consolidated)River Springs Charter School must fund The Prentice School tuition, a fall 2016 semester there, and a $5,250 IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified denied FAPE by holding an annual IEP meeting without the parent on one day's notice; transportation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- Student v. Lowell Joint School District (consolidated)Lowell Joint School District must fund an independent auditory processing evaluation; three 2015 IEPs denied the student a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictWest Contra Costa Unified must reimburse $4,972.76 for a second daily school trip; independent evaluation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails on all claims over SLD eligibility, reading methodology, assistive technology, and a one-to-one aide.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified must train Benavidez staff after a PE teacher never saw a student's IEP; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied FAPE by lacking a behavior plan and missing IEP instruction; behavior assessment ordered, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hemet Unified School DistrictHemet Unified denied FAPE to a student with a learning disability and must fund 300 compensatory hours and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must reimburse two IEEs and Prentice School tuition and provide 31 hours of compensatory language therapy; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 18 of 43 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Lemon Grove School District (consolidated)Lemon Grove School District must pay $28,634.67 in Banyan Tree costs after leaving a student with no placement for four months.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Aveson Charter Schools et al.Aveson charter schools must give staff 40 hours of training after a flawed 2012 assessment and IEP meeting; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified prevails on all claims by a high schooler with a learning disability; one procedural violation found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School District (consolidated)Antioch Unified must provide eight hours of compensatory counseling; bullying, aide, tutoring, and placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may not implement its January 2015 IEP without parent consent; the IEP met procedural rules but did not offer FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and mental health evaluations after skipping assessments; academic, bullying, and transfer claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to offer a one-to-one aide to a third grader with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $31,627.58, half of residential placement costs, after a flawed mental health assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District wins all issues; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE, extra instruction, or books on tape ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified's special day class reading program provided FAPE; father's request for Lindamood-Bell reading instruction denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified must reimburse Chartwell tuition and mileage for a late IEP meeting and a missing general education teacher; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an IEE, 360 compensatory hours, and $3,600 for an honors graduate who lacked basic skills.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. High Tech Middle North CountyHigh Tech Middle North County's manifestation finding in knife expulsion upheld, but the charter must hold an IEP meeting to offer services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Arcadia Unified School DistrictArcadia Unified had no duty to assess or offer FAPE to a student still enrolled in a charter school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School District (consolidated)Twin Rivers Unified must provide 34 hours of compensatory behavior services; its special day class offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Sulfur Springs School DistrictSulfur Springs School District did not have to fund an IEE requested more than two years after its 2011 triennial assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Salinas Union High School District v. StudentSalinas Union High School District may exit a 14-year-old from special education; he no longer meets eligibility criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund one hour of tutoring for one day it blocked instruction; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may implement its 2013 IEP for a sixth grader despite the parents' procedural objections.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary must fund 72 hours of reading tutoring for a child find delay; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny FAPE by offering school-to-school instead of home-to-school bus transportation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified wins all issues and may place student at Children's Home of Stockton without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide school-to-school transportation for a first grader it moved to Lassen Elementary because of overcrowding.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentALJ rules OAH has jurisdiction over Contra Costa County Probation only when it blocks wards on security status from all CCCOE instruction.Student prevailed in part
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District v. StudentFallbrook Union Elementary may conduct an educationally related mental health assessment of a 14-year-old without his mother's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Rita Union Elementary School District v. StudentSanta Rita Union Elementary may remove speech-language eligibility and end speech services for an English learner, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictALJ upholds New Haven Unified's finding that a student's assault on a principal was not a manifestation of her ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redlands Unified School District (consolidated)Redlands Unified prevails on all issues; assessments, IEPs, and behavior support plans upheld and June 2012 IEP offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified must reimburse private school tuition and tutoring after a five-month delay in holding an initial IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District v. StudentSaddleback Valley Unified's physical therapy assessment was appropriate; the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin Unified wins on every claim about a fifth-grader's assessments, IEPs, accommodations and middle school offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified must provide 180 hours of reading instruction and child find staff training; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. High Tech High et al.High Tech High must reimburse $25,287 for nonpublic school tuition and a speech evaluation; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Student v. Calaveras Unified School District et al.Calaveras Unified and Calaveras County SELPA prevail on all claims over assessment, ADD services, graduation, and transition planning.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must train staff on timely manifestation meetings after failing to finish a disciplinary review; three other claims fail.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all seven claims challenging a sixth-grader's June 2011 IEP offering a middle school special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a parent representing her daughter with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union may place third grader in Torrey Hills special day class; offer found to provide FAPE in least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bassett Unified School DistrictBassett Unified properly gave a student with a learning disability a regular diploma and delivered his IEP services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Franklin-McKinley School DistrictFranklin-McKinley School District prevails on all claims over a May 2011 IEP and a requested dyslexia IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified prevails on all issues; nonverbal ability test did not violate Larry P., and District may assess without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lincoln Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Lincoln Unified's finding that a student's threats against a librarian were not a manifestation of his learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must fund 255 hours of tutoring for unprovided resource services; District may conduct triennial assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues
- Student v. Alta Loma School District et al. (consolidated)Alta Loma School District must fund OT, APE and AT independent evaluations; IEPs upheld and Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified did not have to release playground incident reports, which the ALJ held were not education records.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Rita Union Elementary School District v. StudentSanta Rita Union Elementary's limited Spanish speech-language assessment was appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District et al.Fairfield-Suisun Unified is not the student's district of residence after mother placed her in Utah residential treatment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: student's on-campus sale of his ADHD medication was not a manifestation of his disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified prevails on all 26 claims, including a challenge to a second grader's special day class placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.On remand, LACOE was responsible for RTC placement until juvenile hall release; LAUSD is responsible afterward, and CDE is not.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must repay $54,847.68 in private school tuition and fund Star Academy after failing to assess a privately placed student.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School District (consolidated)Sequoia Union High School District must reimburse nonpublic school tuition through 2013 after Student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified need not provide home-to-school busing for a student with a learning disability; school-to-school transportation upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakdale Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Oakdale Joint Unified prevails on every claim over behavior plans, restraints, and a special day class offer for a first grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of Mental HealthCalifornia Department of Mental Health denied FAPE after the AB 3632 veto and must ensure 10 make-up counseling hours are delivered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2010 psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; parent's request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School District et al.Vacaville Unified and Fairfield-Suisun Unified offered a FAPE for grades four through six; request for STAR Academy placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Eureka City Unified School DistrictEureka City Unified must offer a behavior support plan and reimburse $1,920 for Lindamood-Bell services; seven other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified must provide 36 hours of after-school services because pulling Student from class for speech therapy denied FAPE; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Moreland School District v. StudentMoreland School District's offer of a county therapeutic special day class was a FAPE, even though the written IEP did not name the school.District prevailed on all issues
- Roseville City School District v. StudentRoseville City School District's occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ravenswood City School District (consolidated)Ravenswood City School District must fund three years at Stellar Academy plus 600 tutoring hours for a student with a learning disability.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 21 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Lafayette Elementary School DistrictLafayette Elementary School District provided FAPE to a student with a reading disability from 2007 to 2009; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified denied a FAPE during a 22-day disciplinary removal, but the ALJ denies compensatory education on remand.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must repay $9,449 for summer reading program and fund 240 Lindamood-Bell hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must fund an independent assistive technology assessment; the student's other claims, including campus mobility, are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 27 issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's August 2009 IEP offered a FAPE and may be implemented if the student returns to public school.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified need not fund an IEE after proving its 2009 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District (consolidated)Dry Creek Joint Elementary may reassess a student with dyslexia, and its 2009-2010 IEP offer is upheld; father sanctioned $3,880.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 220 hours of intensive tutoring after ending a student's IEP meeting early; other claims denied or barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide special education to an adult student in county jail, plus a year of compensatory services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified prevails on all issues; its assessments are upheld and it may implement its January 2009 IEP without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Buckeye Union School DistrictBuckeye Union School District prevails on child find claims and on its February and April 2009 IEP offers.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Ana Unified School District v. StudentSanta Ana Unified's June 2009 IEP offered a FAPE in the least restrictive environment and may be implemented without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's finding that a ninth grader's sharing of prescription pills was not a manifestation of his disability is upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Shoreline Unified School DistrictShoreline Unified must reimburse $13,114.98 in private school costs after a flawed 2008 IEP meeting; earlier-period and IEE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's manifestation finding reversed; ALJ holds a 13-year-old's drug-seed incident was caused by his ADHD.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with a learning disability; claims before December 2006 time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Lafayette School District v. StudentLafayette School District must pay half of parents' $4,800 IEE after unnecessarily delaying its response, and it may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Merced Union High School DistrictMerced Union High School District prevails; ALJ finds parent understood the January 2009 IEP she signed and no pages were missing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. St. Helena Unified School District (consolidated)St. Helena Unified must reimburse 25 percent of private school tuition, $6,236.03, over a Life Skills class placement; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld; ALJ rules student no longer eligible and may be exited without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School District (consolidated)Salinas Union High must provide 450 minutes of missed speech therapy; its May 2008 IEP offered a FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Merced Union High School DistrictMerced Union High School District prevails: student's shove of his aide was not a manifestation of his learning or speech disabilities.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified must reimburse $2,645 in tutoring costs for failing to timely review and revise a high schooler's outdated IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School District (consolidated)Sequoia Union High must reimburse $12,780 in private tuition for cancelling a 2006 IEP meeting; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 15 issues
- Student v. Camptonville Academy et al.Camptonville Academy unlawfully disenrolled a student with a learning disability; ALJ orders re-enrollment, assessments, and two years of daily tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Oxnard Elementary School DistrictOxnard Elementary must provide 36 compensatory OT sessions and staff training for failing to assess motor deficits; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 26 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to provide home-to-school transportation to a student who transferred schools under school choice.District prevailed on all issues
- Chico Unified School District v. StudentChico Unified may reassess a 16-year-old with a learning disability without his father's consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified's finding that an 18-year-old's threats against football coaches were not a manifestation of his disability upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- San Francisco Unified School District v. StudentSan Francisco Unified's offer of a special day class at El Dorado Elementary upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse private school tuition after relying only on test scores to find a student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails: the IEP did not promise home hospital instruction, and the parent never signed the math placement change.District prevailed on all issues
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified's 2008 general education IEP offer with learning center support offered a FAPE; district may implement it without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must provide counseling, career guidance, and a new transition plan; Utah residential and private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary School District wins all four claims over a mental health referral that stalled because the parents kept the signed consent form.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified failed to implement a ninth grader's IEP and predetermined its offer; ordered to provide 60.5 hours and $1,685.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 14 issues
- Piedmont City Unified School District v. StudentPiedmont City Unified's academic and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; ninth grader not entitled to a publicly funded IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health et al.Los Angeles County DMH and Palmdale School District prevail; late AB 3632 mental health referral did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools denied FAPE for three years by implementing unsigned IEPs without seeking due process; daily tutoring ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must provide 72 hours of tutoring for child find, assessment, and IEP failures; speech services claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 10 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. St. Helena Unified School DistrictSt. Helena Unified must fund Star Academy placement, an IEE, and mileage after flawed 2007-08 offers and August IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary School District's June 2007 IEP ending occupational therapy offered a FAPE; no one appeared for the student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified properly assessed OCD and offered FAPE at its high school; all of Student's requested relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Modesto City Schools v. StudentModesto City Schools may not implement its May 2007 IEP over parent's objection and must hold a new IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's vision assessment was appropriate, so the student is not entitled to a publicly funded independent vision evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must assess a seventh grader and fund 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading after missing reading goals and procedural errors.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Franklin-McKinley Elementary School DistrictFranklin-McKinley Elementary must hold a transition IEP meeting with high school staff; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly found a high schooler with ADHD ineligible for SLD in math; must fund IEE and tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse a Lindamood-Bell IEE and fund a vocational assessment and 10 tutoring hours; reading-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's behavior support plan was upheld, but its May 2007 IEP was found to deny FAPE because of flawed behavior and transition goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary School District properly found student's drug possession was not a manifestation of his learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Ocean View School District et al. v. StudentOcean View School District's ESY and 2007-2008 middle school offer found to be a FAPE after Student stipulated.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must complete mental health and behavior assessments and provide 250 tutoring hours after a flawed manifestation determination.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools must fund 200 Lindamood-Bell hours and reimburse $10,668.48 over missed reading assessment, missing goals, RSP services, and ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund up to 240 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading instruction; math, speech, writing, transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified loses its own case: the ALJ finds its September 2006 IEP denied FAPE and orders a new IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified prevails on all claims after second grader's transfer; request for Prentice placement and tutor reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Glendale Unified School District v. StudentGlendale Unified proves its triennial speech-language and occupational therapy assessments of a second grader were appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- North Monterey County Unified School District v. StudentNorth Monterey County Unified may exit an 11th grader from special education; ALJ finds him no longer eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: father could not exit his eligible daughter from special education by revoking consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's triennial reassessment and 2006 IEP offer of resource math support upheld; district prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must provide 36 hours of compensatory speech therapy; Los Angeles Unified prevails on nearly all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified must treat second grader as SLD-eligible, pay $3,275 in evaluation costs, and fund 160 Lindamood-Bell hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified may reassess a sixth grader with a learning disability without parental consent before considering parents' exit request.District prevailed on all issues
- Orange Unified School District v. StudentOrange Unified's 2006-2007 high school IEP offer for a ninth grader with a learning disability is upheld as a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rio Linda Union School District et al.Rio Linda Union and Grant Joint Union High prevail on all claims; ALJ finds missed speech sessions but orders no compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of a special day class at Stoner Avenue Elementary upheld; parent's request for nonpublic school denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by not offering a nonpublic school placement in 2004–2005; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High School District prevails on all issues; no private school reimbursement because no FAPE denial was found.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey Peninsula Unified prevails on all claims over vision assessment, child find, IEP implementation, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified may conduct an early triennial reassessment of an adult student without consent; the student did not appear at hearing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mojave Unified School DistrictMojave Unified prevails on all claims; failure to write up behavior assessment was a harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified must reimburse $20,489.58 for private reading clinic services after denying FAPE from kindergarten through third grade.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lucia Mar Unified School DistrictLucia Mar Unified offered a FAPE through its IEP goals and High Point reading program; all procedural claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High must provide 120 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading instruction after its 2006 summer offer denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School District et al.Elk Grove Unified must reimburse $8,564.67 for a private residential placement after failing to assess a student's mental health; county office prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified may not exit an eligible eighth grader from special education at his parent's request; District prevails on both issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by failing to provide RSP services and hold required IEP reviews; no additional compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues
- Student v. Upper Lake Union High School DistrictUpper Lake Union High School District owes a graduated student 27 hours of compensatory services; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for a fall 2005 private Lindamood-Bell clinic placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must complete six new assessments for a student with a learning disability; all claims against ABC Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School DistrictWalnut Valley Unified prevails on all claims by high schooler with learning disability whose father declined offered services.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's assessment and IEP upheld, except the missing private-to-public school transition plan denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District et al.Pleasanton and Dublin Unified prevail in expedited case: threat to shoot a classmate was not a manifestation of disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified prevails on all claims; no FAPE denial for dyslexic student and no Valley Oaks reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified denied FAPE for four high school years by not addressing auditory processing needs; compensatory services and reimbursement ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 10 issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools must reimburse $2,000 for tutoring it agreed to but never provided; claim for 10th-grade tutoring denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails on all claims; request for compensatory education and Sylvan Learning Center reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified prevails on all issues; parents' refusal to allow reassessment ended Student's FAPE entitlement from June 2005.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District must fund an independent auditory processing evaluation; claims over middle school IEPs are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified wins: parents cannot exit their son from special education, and the District may reassess him.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified's manifestation determination overturned because the district failed to provide the anger-management counseling in the student's IEP.Student prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary School District may place a second grader at Crossroads as an interim alternative setting for up to 45 days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified violated child find from fall 2003 and denied FAPE; IEE, mental health referral, and up to 150 tutoring hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to fund Lindamood-Bell tutoring for an adult student at a nonpublic school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District wins all claims by a seventh grader with a learning disability over reevaluation, IQ testing, and discipline placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may reassess a 13-year-old with dyslexia without parental consent after his parents withdrew him from school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified's one daily period of resource math provided FAPE; parents' claim for private tutoring reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Ana Unified School DistrictSanta Ana Unified prevails on every claim as ALJ upholds the 2003 exit of a student from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified offered FAPE and owes no private school tuition or tutoring reimbursement to a parentally placed student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified provided a FAPE from 2000 through 2006; no private school reimbursement or compensatory education owed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana Unified prevails on all claims involving educational benefit, occupational therapy and vision assessments, speech therapy, and tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified need not reimburse a private psychoeducational assessment because parents never disputed the district's reassessment or requested an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton Joint Unified prevails on all claims over a student's 2004 IEP, nonpublic school request, and eligibility category.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District et al.Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse up to $4,500 for an independent evaluation; all claims against Orange Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 20 issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School District (consolidated)Centralia Elementary School District prevails on all claims; no reimbursement for flawed private speech evaluation or therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide six months of compensatory vocational services and issue a diploma after delayed assessments and graduation planning.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified did not owe a transfer student services under an exited LAUSD IEP; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District must keep funding a student's Frostig nonpublic school placement after failing to justify a move to public high school.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alvord Unified School DistrictAlvord Unified made a timely mental health referral; ALJ orders Student's attorney and advocate to show cause on sanctions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must provide 185 compensatory hours and YES program enrollment; tutoring and evaluation-review claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues
- Gateway Unified School District v. StudentGateway Unified's 2005-2006 special day class offer provided FAPE; district may implement it and must fix one writing goal.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District (consolidated)Compton Unified violated child find from November 2003; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and counseling but denies private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may assess student without parent consent; all ten of the student's FAPE claims denied.District prevailed on all issues