OAH Special Education Decisions: Speech or language impairment
126 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 8, split in 40, district prevailed on all issues in 78.
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- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Walnut Valley Unified must fund four IEEs and translate an assessment report into Mandarin; most of the parent's claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent evaluation for a second grader with ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School District (consolidated)Stockton Unified may exit student from special education but owes one hour of make-up speech therapy for May 2025.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Del Mar Union School DistrictDel Mar Union prevails on all 14 issues over a preschooler's initial assessment and speech-only IEP; its missed occupational therapy assessment caused no harm.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may implement a 10th grader's IEP and reassess him without parental consent after parents declined to participate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Invictus Leadership AcademyInvictus Leadership Academy prevails as a student's 2022-2023 speech and online-assessment claims are barred by the two-year deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all claims that it isolated a first grader at lunch as discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rescue Union School District et al.Rescue Union and Center Joint Unified prevail on all 21 claims about a preschooler's IEPs; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all three claims over speech services, school records, and an independent psychoeducational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union did not need a manifestation determination review after a first grader was sent to the office twice; claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Mendocino Unified School District v. StudentMendocino Unified must fund an independent speech and language evaluation after failing to prove its triennial assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Del Norte County Unified School District v. StudentDel Norte County Unified's preschool functional behavior assessment upheld; no independent evaluation at public expense ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern High School District (consolidated)Kern High School District may exit a 16-year-old from special education without parent consent; its assessments were upheld and no IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paramount Unified School DistrictParamount Unified prevails on all ten claims over its June 2024 IEP; the ALJ upholds reassessment before changing services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all claims by a preschooler with a speech or language impairment; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all 24 claims about a preschooler's assessment, aides, communication device, behavior services, and parent training.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union School District (consolidated)Rosedale Union must fund independent speech and psychoeducational evaluations after holding two IEP meetings without parents; may assess without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 14 issues
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may exit an eighth grader from special education without parental consent, ALJ rules after repeated assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- El Segundo Unified School District v. StudentEl Segundo Unified may assess a third grader in academics, cognition, health, and social-emotional areas without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified prevails on all claims involving COVID-era distance learning, aide, therapy services, ESY, and IEP predetermination.District prevailed on all issues
- Rosedale Union Elementary School District v. StudentRosedale Union Elementary may reassess an eighth grader without parental consent after parents refused to sign its triennial plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Fruitvale School District v. StudentFruitvale School District may not implement its May 2022 IEP without consent because of unmeasurable goals and unclear service offers.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Atascadero Unified School DistrictAtascadero Unified's manifestation determination upheld; student's aggression toward a teacher was found planned and not caused by IEP lapses.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified prevails on all claims by a preschooler with a speech impairment over assessments, goals, and services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School District (consolidated)Rocklin Unified may not implement its 2020 IEP without consent because its placement and occupational therapy offers were unclear.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Western Placer Unified School District v. StudentWestern Placer Unified's initial multidisciplinary assessment of a preschooler upheld; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Plumas Lake Elementary School District v. StudentPlumas Lake Elementary may implement a kindergartner's speech IEP without parental consent; ALJ finds no need for a device-based goal.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied a preschooler FAPE through two prohibited interventions and must provide 21.5 compensatory hours and an assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Westminster School District v. StudentWestminster School District's 2020 triennial reassessment upheld; kindergartner not entitled to four independent evaluations at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny a preschooler FAPE by declining school-based occupational therapy; parents' claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- East Side Union High School District v. StudentEast Side Union High School District may exit a high-achieving junior from special education; its assessments were upheld and IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse over $21,000 in Prentice School, tutoring and assessment costs after improperly modifying a student's curriculum.Split decision: student prevailed on 18 of 68 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District violated child find and denied FAPE; ALJ orders independent assessments, full-day ABA interim program, and 110 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 26 hours of speech therapy after improperly cutting services; ALJ also finds October 2017 placement predetermined.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 25 issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified must fund a psychoeducational IEE, restore speech eligibility and services, and provide 27 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues
- Student v. Eastside Union School DistrictEastside Union School District did not have to provide home-to-school transportation to a preschooler whose parent could drive him.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary School District need not fund speech or psychoeducational IEEs and may exit first grader from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified proves its occupational therapy and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; parent's requests for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified denied a preschooler FAPE by offering no behavior services; ALJ orders IEEs and a one-to-one aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Corcoran Joint Unified School District v. StudentCorcoran Joint Unified may reassess an 11-year-old student without parent consent despite parents' concerns about testing anxiety.District prevailed on all issues
- Visalia Unified School District v. StudentVisalia Unified may reassess a fifth grader with a speech or language impairment without parental consent under its December 2017 plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not violate child find for a private school student who never sought its assessments; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Templeton Unified School DistrictTempleton Unified must pay for an independent functional behavior assessment after withdrawing its case; its own assessment was found inappropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame Elementary must reimburse $426.96 in preschool transportation costs; speech-services and most procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified wins dismissal after one divorced parent with joint custody revoked consent to special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sylvan Union School DistrictSylvan Union must reimburse $2,925 in preschool costs, fund two IEEs, and make up 42 individual speech sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may conduct a high school student's triennial reassessment without parental consent after the parent refused the assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Del Mar Unified School DistrictDel Mar Unified denied FAPE by ignoring a private autism diagnosis; IEE ordered, but $73,000 private school reimbursement denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified violated child find for a student who stutters and must fund an IEE and 176 therapy hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may exit a fourth grader from special education without parental consent after valid triennial assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District v. StudentNorwalk-La Mirada Unified may conduct a student's overdue triennial reassessment without the father's consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Healdsburg Unified School District v. StudentHealdsburg Unified may exit a 10-year-old from special education after he no longer met speech or language impairment criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by cancelling the June 2015 IEP meeting and leaving no IEP in place; staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues
- Student v. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must provide 20 group speech-language sessions and a new IEP meeting; Orion Academy reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District's psychoeducational and speech assessments upheld; eight-year-old exited from special education with no publicly funded IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Walnut Valley Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Valley Unified's 2015 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Winters Joint Unified School District et al.Winters and Davis Joint Unified prevail on all claims; missing 2014 IEP goals were harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's preschool assessment upheld; no IEE, and IEP properly addressed hearing-loss needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must assess student's health after failing to answer a January 2015 assessment request; home/hospital claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- California Virtual Academies et al. v. StudentCalifornia Virtual Academies and Spencer Valley must fund an assistive technology IEE; their other three triennial assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified must provide 166 compensatory hours and an OT evaluation after child find and service failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Rincon Valley Union School District et al.Rincon Valley Union and Redwood Consortium must reimburse up to $8,000 for preschool after failing to consider general education placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom Cordova Unified must provide 54 tutoring hours for a missing attention goal and English instruction gaps; may assess without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 23 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified had to respond to an unenrolled adult student's IEP requests; claims about implementing his old IEP were dismissed.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund three independent assessments and translate IEPs into Spanish after procedural violations denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Palo Alto Unified School District v. StudentPalo Alto Unified may exit a four-year-old from special education because she no longer has a speech or language impairment.District prevailed on all issues
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District v. StudentMonterey Peninsula Unified may assess a kindergartner for special education without his parents' consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund 36 hours of occupational therapy and $1,400 in preschool tuition after dropping a classroom placement; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Folsom Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom Cordova Unified must move student to general education English; ALJ finds student no longer eligible for special education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Student v. Greenfield Union School DistrictGreenfield Union School District prevails on all three claims about IEP rescheduling, an alleged hitting incident, and exit from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School DistrictUpland Unified prevails as private school and Lindamood-Bell reimbursement claims are found time-barred or unproven.District prevailed on all issues
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District v. StudentSan Luis Coastal Unified may give autism test with two school psychologists after parents' objection to one assessor was resolved at hearing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified prevails on all claims over a preschooler's eligibility category, autism assessment, behavior supports, and speech services.District prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified may implement its middle school special day class IEP offer without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails on all claims over a preschooler's assessment, eligibility, and 2009 and 2010 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails on all claims over a preschooler's autism eligibility, assessments, placement, and services in two IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Carpinteria Unified School DistrictCarpinteria Unified wins nearly every claim; FM system omission and records lapse found but no relief ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 23 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse up to $16,954 in private school tuition after delaying an IEP meeting on an independent evaluation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Encinitas Unified School District v. StudentEncinitas Unified's May 2010 IEP offering a special day class with mainstreaming provided FAPE, ALJ rules for the District.District prevailed on all issues
- Brea Olinda Unified School District v. StudentBrea Olinda Unified's 2010 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the parent's request for a publicly funded IEE is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Amador County Unified School District et al.Amador County Unified denied FAPE by moving a preschool autism class to a cramped Plymouth portable; new classroom and compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues
- Coachella Valley Unified School District v. StudentCoachella Valley Unified must fund psychoeducational and assistive technology IEEs; its speech-language assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all four claims; late assessment was a procedural violation that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Menlo Park City School District)Menlo Park City School District denied FAPE in speech and AAC services; Arbor Bay tuition denied, $513 provider payment ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Lassen View Union Elementary School District v. StudentLassen View Union Elementary may exit a second grader from special education; ALJ finds no speech impairment or learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District et al.East Whittier City School District's refusal to give a central auditory processing assessment did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- East Whittier City School District v. StudentEast Whittier City School District's occupational therapy and adaptive PE assessments upheld as appropriate; parents' requests for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified's March 2009 IEP offered FAPE despite parents' absence; district may implement it without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified must repay $30,736 for Arbor Bay School and fund another year there; occupational therapy claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District missed first-grade child find and assessment deadlines; ordered to pay $2,500, provide speech therapy, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified offered FAPE and did not need an audiological assessment; parents' Newbridge School reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Taft City School District v. StudentALJ finds Taft City School District's February 2009 IEP offered a FAPE, allowing implementation without consent through April 16, 2009.District prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified must fund a speech and language IEE after waiting four months to file for due process.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School District et al.Murrieta Valley Unified must reinstate a student and expunge his expulsion after a flawed manifestation determination.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified must provide 160 hours of vocational services and 40 hours of speech therapy for transition planning failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails: settlement-funded Big Springs therapy was not a procedural violation and did not become stay put.District prevailed on all issues
- Mt. Diablo Unified School District v. StudentMt. Diablo Unified may reassess a high school student at Children's Health Council without parental consent and must pay family travel costs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified should have found student eligible in February 2007; no remedy ordered; student no longer eligible as of May 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; the parents' request for an IEE at District expense is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified wins a bifurcated hearing: the two-year limit applies and Parents' request to waive it is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's four assessments of a first grader were appropriate; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia Unified must reimburse $780 and provide 63 hours of compensatory speech therapy; preschool placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Chula Vista Elementary School District v. StudentChula Vista Elementary's special day class offer was not the least restrictive environment for a first grader with language delays.Student prevailed on all issues
- Sequoia Union High School District v. StudentSequoia Union High School District may reassess a high school student without parental consent, using its own qualified staff.District prevailed on all issues
- Victor Elementary School District v. StudentVictor Elementary's triennial assessments upheld; no IEEs at public expense, and fourth grader may be exited from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents' request for Riverview residential school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Soquel Union Elementary School DistrictSoquel Union Elementary must reimburse parents for driving their preschooler after dropping bus service without prior written notice; OT claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails; ALJ finds it never offered Big Springs nonpublic school placement and did not predetermine its offer.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified may reassess a student with a speech or language impairment and implement his speech IEP without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified may reassess a second grader without parental consent and implement its October 2006 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund speech and psychoeducational IEEs after delaying its own filing; unclear behavior goal denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must provide 22 hours of compensatory speech therapy; placement, records, and notice claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Moreland School DistrictMoreland School District prevails; transfer student not entitled to two hours of daily one-to-one tutoring by a certificated teacher.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails on all claims over tutoring, behavior plan, and IEP procedures for a 10th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; student's appeal of the decision preceding his expulsion denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse Prentice School tuition after failing for years to address a student's anxiety-based shut downs.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied $21,330 reimbursement for private Lindamood Bell reading program.District prevailed on all issues
- Rosedale Union School District v. StudentRosedale Union proves student's eligibility is speech or language impairment, not autism, and its first-grade offer is a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse about three and a half months of autism services and private tuition after failing to assess.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Sequoia Union High School District v. StudentSequoia Union High School District's January 2006 triennial assessment was appropriate; the district wins its case defending the assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may complete a triennial speech and health reassessment without parental consent after the parents refused to sign.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pomona Unified School DistrictPomona Unified offered FAPE to preschooler with autistic-like behaviors; requests for home ABA and IEE reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified's offer of small-group pull-out speech therapy was a FAPE; parent's challenge denied on all points.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Barstow Unified School DistrictBarstow Unified wrongly exited a kindergartener from speech services and must provide compensatory therapy; two other eligibility claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Rialto Unified School District v. StudentRialto Unified's assessments upheld; district may choose Big Springs or its own special day class; reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified must conduct a behavioral assessment and provide direct OT after delayed OT assessment; OT offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues