OAH Special Education Decisions on Child find
227 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 14, split in 125, district prevailed on all issues in 88.
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- Student v. Earlimart School District (consolidated)Earlimart School District must provide 366 compensatory hours and reimburse $4,218.22 after failing to offer adequate goals and behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 30 issues
- Student v. Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View Los Altos High School District prevails on all claims; missed triennial deadline was a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vista Oaks Charter SchoolVista Oaks Charter School prevails on all five claims, including child find, autism eligibility, assessment, and IEE requests.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tahoe Truckee Unified School District et al.Tahoe Truckee Unified and Sierra Expeditionary Learning School win on all four claims, including child find, for a first grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $28,557.50 for reading tutoring and private school after reading intervention and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 33 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails on all seven claims involving a student with a visual impairment, including eligibility and assessment.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. Chowchilla Elementary School DistrictChowchilla Elementary violated child find by delaying a kindergartner's assessment and must fund two hours of behavior or counseling services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Conejo Valley Unified School District v. StudentConejo Valley Unified may conduct a full initial special education assessment of a 10th grader without his parents' consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied a nonverbal preschooler with autism a FAPE through assessment, ESY, speech and AAC delays; Student prevailed on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ again finds Escondido Union High's psychoeducational and speech assessments deficient; earlier rulings and remedies for Student stand.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a graduated student with autism; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must reimburse $101,263.79 for Fusion Academy over deficient IEP goals and train staff on child find.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 19 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified violated child find and must assess a kindergartner with an autism diagnosis; eligibility, FAPE, and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. 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. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High prevails on all claims after parents limited records access needed to plan behavior and mental health supports.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union had basis of knowledge about a TK student's disability, but no manifestation review was required; no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Washington Unified School DistrictWashington Unified failed its child find duty to a 12th grader, but the ALJ found no FAPE denial; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified had no basis of knowledge of a disability, so it owed a general education second grader no manifestation review.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund residential treatment, 254 compensatory hours, and an occupational therapy evaluation after stalled assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 47 of 65 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all three claims involving child find, prior written notice, and a speech-language assessment for a fifth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified must train administrators after delaying an assessment plan; tuition reimbursement and twelve other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on every claim; ALJ finds fifth grader with ADHD did not need special education.District 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. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified prevails on all eight issues, including child find, services, and autism special day class placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to deliver counseling during distance learning, but earlier make-up minutes sufficed; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified wins dismissal of former student's child find claims as barred by the two-year statute of limitations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all five claims; student with Kleine-Levin Syndrome found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must fund about 11 hours of compensatory services for its late assessment plan; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $124,000 for an IEE and Alpine Academy residential placement after a child find failure.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Student v. 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
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified missed child find for gifted eighth grader, but student was ineligible; IEE denied and no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 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. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified wrongly found student ineligible for special education and must reimburse $35,920 plus mileage and fund staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. 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. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High must reimburse about $79,600 for residential placement, assessment and travel after child find and predetermination violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito must reimburse two months of Cherry Gulch costs because its April 2021 offer lacked a transition plan; eleven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cajon Valley Union School DistrictCajon Valley Union wrongly delayed assessing a preschooler, but no FAPE denial because Student did not prove eligibility.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech IEEs after a flawed virtual preschool assessment; FAPE and child find claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 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. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified met its child find duty when parent withheld consent to assessment; eligibility claim also denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union must provide 211.5 compensatory hours for assessment failures; its behavior assessment and IEP offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified prevails on all seven claims; OAH refuses to enforce the parties' private tolling agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified wins all issues: 2015–2017 claims barred by statute of limitations, and 2020 records claim fails.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified prevails on all four claims; late assessment plan harmless and nonresident student's disenrollment upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High must provide four hours of counseling and four hours of math tutoring and flag its deficient mental health assessment as unreliable; child find claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified wins on all four claims: child find, assessments, two IEP offers, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; student succeeding in general education was properly found ineligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all claims; 19-year-old English learner found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School District et al.San Juan Unified and Visions In Education must assess a 10th grader after wrongly refusing parent's requests; speech claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School DistrictRocklin Unified must repay $12,950 in private school tuition and fund 22 counseling hours after wrongly denying eligibility.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. Bakersfield City School District (consolidated)Bakersfield City must fund two IEEs and compensatory tutoring, counseling and social skills for a kindergartner; mental health assessment upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $7,600, fund a mental health IEE, and provide 190 compensatory hours; three claims fail.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all eight claims involving a newcomer English learner found not eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee Union must reverse expulsion of student with ADHD after a flawed manifestation review; ALJ finds basis of knowledge.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must provide 131 compensatory hours and new assessments for failing to implement an IEP; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse Fusion Academy tuition after late annual IEPs and missing academic goals; four claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all claims; time-barred child find claims dismissed and 2019 IEP upheld as offering FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc Unified prevails as ALJ rejects claims that a teen should have been found eligible and placed residentially.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails on every issue; its 2018 assessment stands and it owes no independent neuropsychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District must fund a speech IEE and train staff on behavior after a late behavior assessment and an ignored IEE request.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School District (consolidated)Lompoc Unified denied FAPE by failing to assess a struggling ninth grader; ordered to assess and train staff, IEE claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Cajon Valley Union School District v. StudentCajon Valley Union may give a 12-year-old an initial special education assessment without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aveson Global Leadership Academy (consolidated)Aveson Global Leadership Academy must repay $32,613 in nonpublic school tuition and therapy, plus mileage, over child find delays and missing behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Southern Kern Unified School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified must fund 190 hours of speech, therapy, and academic support after delayed speech and mental health assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 34 issues
- Student v. 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. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, and nonpublic school offer; Bridges Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Middletown Unified School District (consolidated)Middletown Unified must reimburse Anova private school costs and fund more placement; its cognitive and academic assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary may assess a homeschooled preschooler without parental consent, but its school nurse may not perform a physical exam.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified must reimburse partial Winston School tuition and fund a psychoeducational IEE after a late reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Hanford Elementary School DistrictHanford Elementary should have reassessed a student with ADHD, but no remedy because he was not shown eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified owes 250 compensatory hours and a $6,000 IEE for delayed assessment and inadequate IEP goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified did not violate child find; before age 18, a high school student with ADHD needed only her 504 plan.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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)
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District stipulated it failed its child find duty as of October 31, 2016; Student prevailed on the sole issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Burbank Unified School DistrictBurbank Unified breached child find by ignoring a parent's assessment request; ALJ orders staff training but no compensatory education.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse $86,458 for a therapeutic boarding school and counseling after failing its child find and assessment duties.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified wins child find case; pre-June 2015 claims time-barred and summer break delayed assessment deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa City SchoolsSanta Rosa City Schools must place student with autism and emotional disturbance at Monarch residential center and reimburse $5,500.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District did not have to hold a manifestation determination before expelling a student who was not in special education.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
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified must hold an IDEA manifestation determination for an expelled student after conceding a basis of knowledge.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified did not need a manifestation review before moving to expel a student it had no basis to suspect had a disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must reimburse full-time Halstrom Academy costs for the rest of 2017-2018 and fund an independent behavior assessment after failing to assess, write goals, and make clear IEP offers.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. 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. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 60 hours of intensive reading instruction for child find, assessment, and eligibility failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. 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 Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $42,990 in private school tuition after delaying assessment and wrongly finding a high-achieving student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District wins on all claims; second grader with private autism and ADHD diagnoses found not eligible.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. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified must reimburse $704.06 and train staff over a delayed assessment and missing prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District denied FAPE by relying on student study teams instead of assessing; ordered 192 compensatory hours, IEEs, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 5 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse up to $41,600 in private school tuition for child find failures; June 2016 IEP upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Oxnard School DistrictOxnard School District missed child find duty from fall 2014; ALJ orders 148 compensatory hours, evaluation, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. 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. Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictConejo Valley Unified delayed assessing a kindergartner after a parent's IEP request; it must provide compensatory services, reimburse $3,800, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 14 issues (11 in part)
- Student v. 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
- 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. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wrongly found a homebound Lowell student ineligible under OHI and must fund 35 college units, assessments, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy should have found student eligible as other health impaired; $4,500 and 30 hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must fund 12 months at a Utah residential treatment center after child find and IEP failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 41 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified wrongly denied a student with ADHD eligibility and must reimburse $5,196.07 and provide therapy; its assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School DistrictVacaville Unified must provide communication devices, 79.5 hours of AAC services, and $1,597.13; the speech-provider claim is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 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
- William S. Hart Union High School District v. StudentWilliam S. Hart Union High School District may conduct an initial special education assessment of a ninth grader without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District prevails; child find and safeguards violations were harmless because the student was not eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must fund Frostig School placement, private services, and 90 hours of educational therapy after wrongly finding student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. 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. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union must fund two IEEs and 20 compensatory hours for missed behavior assessment and plan; residential reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District must reimburse $76,438.62, two-thirds of Alpine Academy costs; its 2014-2015 offer was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified must reimburse about $75,393 for private school, mileage, and assessments after delaying assessment of a privately placed student.Split decision: student prevailed on 15 of 27 issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified met its child find duty to a private school student, and the ALJ denied all relief.District prevailed on all 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. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High must reimburse up to $30,690 for private school and therapy after child find and counseling failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must train Flynn staff on child find after serving a student under a 504 plan instead of an IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must fund a mental health IEE, repay Springstone tuition and some housing and mileage costs; fifth-grade claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified prevails: no child find violation, and high-achieving third grader not eligible under autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Whittier City School DistrictWhittier City School District prevails on all claims; statute of limitations bars earlier child find claims for fourth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista Union must fund 35 hours of counseling and tutoring for a seven-week child find failure; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $22,693.25 for ignoring an assessment request and not implementing a reading programSplit decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista Union had no deemed knowledge of disability because Parent withheld assessment consent; all expedited discipline claims denied.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. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified prevails on all claims; therapeutic school placement upheld as least restrictive environment for fifth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must reimburse $44,449.91 for residential placement after failing to assess and serve a student's mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must add a one-to-one aide, social skills group and intensive counseling plus 81 compensatory hours; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Huntington Beach Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may place student at a locked Utah treatment center; all claims against both districts denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union School District may not assess a first grader without parental consent; the ALJ found no suspected disability.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must fund up to 50 counseling hours and an OT assessment; it may assess mental health without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista Union violated child find for a disruptive eighth grader and must assess him and hold an IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified violated child find, but second grader did not qualify under specific learning disability, the only category raised; no relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Val Verde Unified School DistrictVal Verde Unified delayed an assessment waiting for a second divorced parent's consent, but no FAPE denial was found; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified violated Child Find for a senior with a brain injury; must fund $2,600 in tutoring and two assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund 17 hours of tutoring for blocking Juvenile Hall instruction; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must provide 20 compensatory assistive technology sessions for a late communication assessment; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (3 in part)
- 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. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified properly found a fifth grader ineligible for special education and did not have to reassess him; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School District et al.Pittsburg Unified violated child find by not assessing a student with MS, but no FAPE denial; Antioch Unified prevails.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District may assess a fifth grader without parental consent under its March 28, 2013 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund a speech and language IEE; child find violation found harmless, so private assessment reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High must provide six hours of counseling and reimburse a private assessment after failing its child find duty.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District must reimburse $12,832.40 for a private school after offering an expelled student no appropriate placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified delayed assessing a second grader after a parent's request, but the ALJ found her ineligible and ordered no relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified failed to assess for ADHD and find student eligible; must provide 120 hours of reading and math tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School DistrictFairfield-Suisun Unified had a basis of knowledge of a suspected disability and must reinstate a seventh grader expelled without a manifestation review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High had a "basis of knowledge" that a 504-plan student might have a disability and must hold a manifestation determination.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified prevails on child find, assessment, and emotional disturbance eligibility claims; no reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District et al.Glendale Unified and Los Angeles Unified met their child find duties to a private school student; Westmark reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High must reimburse $25,190 for Utah residential placement; 2009-2010 claims, including Child Find, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified did not violate child find for a ninth grader later placed in therapeutic programs; all relief denied.District prevailed on all 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. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified must reimburse $20,214 for private school and ABA aide after failing to assess and serve preschooler with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified prevails on all issues; no reimbursement for Utah residential treatment center or private school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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
- Student v. Oceanside Unified School DistrictOceanside Unified should have found student with ADHD eligible under OHI by April 2010; 32 tutoring hours ordered.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Encinitas Union School DistrictEncinitas Union must reimburse $2,231 and conduct a behavior assessment for a preschooler with autism; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictFullerton Joint Union High School District correctly found 11th grader ineligible for special education; residential placement reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified wins all claims over a 504-plan student with an autism spectrum diagnosis; district's sanctions request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lodi Unified School District v. StudentLodi Unified may assess a student for special education without parental consent, ALJ rules after the district filed for hearing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Konocti Unified School DistrictKonocti Unified did not violate child find for a third grader with ADHD on a 504 Plan; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a home ABA program and repay over $16,000 after failing to assess a preschooler for autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 17 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos Elementary School District prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, eligibility category, and private school reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified properly found a student with a medical autism diagnosis ineligible for special education; all relief denied.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
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified denied FAPE by failing to find a student with diabetes eligible under other health impairment by March 2009.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District offered a FAPE in its March 2008 IEP; ALJ denies all of Student's claims.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Escondido Union High School DistrictEscondido Union High must reimburse $24,693.97 for a residential placement after failing its child find duty for an honors student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified violated child find in October 2007, but ALJ denies all reimbursement for out-of-state residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictOn remand from federal court, ALJ again rules for Pajaro Valley Unified on child find, SLD eligibility, and assessment claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified wins on all issues as child find and safeguards claims are time-barred or fail at age 19.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by skipping a requested behavior assessment; must fund independent FAA and neuropsychological evaluation.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Adelanto Elementary School District (consolidated)Adelanto Elementary owes 210 Lindamood Bell hours and 114 speech therapy hours for missed eligibility; may conduct behavior assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Anaheim City School District (consolidated)Anaheim City School District must fund 750 hours of compensatory ABA and repay $1,661 for unaddressed behavior needs; IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Newman-Crows Landing Unified School DistrictNewman-Crows Landing Unified violated child find by not assessing a kindergartner; IEE ordered, but eligibility claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $35,819.58 for residential treatment tuition and travel after a child find violation; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified prevails: fourth grader with ADHD found ineligible under SLD or OHI; child find and assessment claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all claims; eclectic autism preschool offer upheld over parents' request for home ABA program.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District et al.ABC Unified must conduct a functional analysis assessment; Norwalk-La Mirada Unified and ABC win all other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified's assessment delay was harmless; kindergartner not eligible under learning disability or speech-language categories.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- 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)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must pay $5,707.75 toward a parent-obtained IEE and fund vision therapy; all FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (3 in part)
- 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
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must find expelled gifted sixth grader eligible as emotionally disturbed, fund her nonpublic school, and repay her IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $32,004.50 for Utah residential treatment after failing to assess a high schooler despite parent's request.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified must provide 240 hours of in-home ABA after delaying a preschooler's autism assessment and placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must repay $25,268 in Village Glen tuition, fund the 2006-2007 placement, and pay for an IEESplit decision: student prevailed on 15 of 27 issues
- Student v. 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. 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
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims; student with depression and ADHD symptoms found ineligible for special education, 2002–2006.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $66,920 for a Utah residential school after missing emotional disturbance; District may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Buena Park Elementary School DistrictBuena Park Elementary must reimburse an auditory processing assessment; ALJ finds spring 2004 FAPE denial but awards no compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Bonita Unified School DistrictBonita Unified prevails as ALJ finds eighth grader with ADHD not eligible under OHI; all claims denied.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)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent evaluation after refusing a parent's kindergarten assessment request; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly refused a kindergartner's initial assessment request, but the ALJ ordered no IEE or compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified had knowledge of a possible disability before suspension and must stop discipline until it holds a manifestation determination.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified wins all claims; ALJ finds an unmotivated student with ADD was not denied FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District met its child find duties to a student at a private parochial high school; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach City Elementary School DistrictHuntington Beach City Elementary must reimburse parents for private assessments and therapy after a child find failure; compensatory education denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified met its child find duties to a privately placed student; all reimbursement claims for private school and therapies denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds student not eligible for special education under the SLD discrepancy test.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. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all claims; student not eligible as learning disabled, and no child find violation found.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified did not violate child find and owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement.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)