OAH Special Education Decisions on COVID-era instruction
67 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 1, split in 53, district prevailed on all issues in 13.
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- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictALJ responds to federal court remand, explaining why Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified materially failed to implement IEP during pandemic closure.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. High Tech Los Angeles Charter High SchoolHigh Tech Los Angeles Charter prevails on all nine claims; missing-goal claims were time barred and other claims failed on the evidence.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified violated stay put by disenrolling a hard-of-hearing student; ALJ orders staff training but denies tuition and compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified wrongly stopped serving an adult student who moved out of state; must fund driver's training and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- 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. 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
- Student v. Aspire Public Schools et al.Aspire charter schools must train IEP staff after missing the start-of-year IEP deadline; 25 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 27 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District et al.Stockton Unified and Manteca Unified prevail on all 21 claims about distance learning and two preschool and kindergarten IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must reimburse up to $12,560 for Lindamood-Bell and provide 7 speech hours; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; no duty to offer FAPE while parents privately placed student out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all nine claims by student with Rett syndrome; earlier settlement barred claims through April 23, 2021.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. 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. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all claims by a kindergartner with autism over distance learning, goals, supports, and placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union Elementary School DistrictEncinitas Union must provide 50 hours of compensatory services for inadequate 2020 distance learning; hybrid and quarantine claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified owes 186 compensatory hours, a speech IEE, and staff training for deficient IEPs and IEP meetings held without parents.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 22 issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools prevails on all 16 student claims; ALJ denies district's request to have its chosen assessor's evaluation count as an IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund 450 tutoring hours and return a student to a public special day class after an improper virtual placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 20 issues
- Student v. Stanislaus Union School DistrictStanislaus Union must reimburse $7,087.50 for an independent evaluation and train staff after failing to give prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 38 compensatory hours for IEP services missed in spring 2020 distance learning; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 19 claims about COVID-19 distance learning, IEP goals, services, placement, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School DistrictCentralia Elementary must provide 262 hours of tutoring and staff training; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund two years at Perkins School for the Blind after denying a blind student FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 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. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 93.5 compensatory service hours, plus one-to-one aide support, for COVID distance-learning failures; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Madera Unified School DistrictMadera Unified must fund 95 hours of one-to-one instruction, three independent assessments, and staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Enterprise Elementary School District (consolidated)Enterprise Elementary must fund 104 hours of in-home services and a health IEE after its virtual-only offer denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must provide 211 compensatory hours and staff training for distance learning failures and missing occupational therapy consultation.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (6 in part)
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified missed speech and OT services during distance learning, but its make-up offer meant no further remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 14 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. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 607 hours of compensatory services and six IEEs after failing to review evaluations and implement services.Split decision: student prevailed on 24 of 35 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $51,143 in Prentice School costs for failing to file for due process; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 29 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 220 compensatory hours and goal-writing training for distance-learning FAPE denials; several claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union must fund 65 missed specialized instruction hours and train staff on IEP goals and present levels; in-person COVID claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 455 hours of compensatory services for distance-learning failures in aide, academic, and speech services.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 23 issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District owes 58 hours of compensatory services for three-week COVID closure; distance learning claims otherwise denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District prevails on all claims, including Seaside Prep placement offer and speech services implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Conejo Valley Unified prevails on all claims; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE is owed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $11,023.36 and fund IEEs after unclear IEP offers and a predetermined COVID mask health plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- 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. 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. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 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. Los Alamitos Unified School District (consolidated)Los Alamitos Unified must fund five IEEs and 90 compensatory hours after late assessments and spring 2020 service gaps.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- 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
- Student v. Oroville City Elementary School District et al.Oroville City Elementary must provide 94 compensatory hours for COVID-era failures; all claims against Thermalito Union Elementary denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must provide 80 compensatory hours for gaps in services after the 2020 COVID closure; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified denied FAPE through flawed behavior assessments, plans, and missing math goal; ordered 41 hours of instruction and expert observation.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 17 issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails after parents fail to prove standing to sue for an 18-year-old student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 39 compensatory hours for missed distance-learning aide support; six other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must fund 428 compensatory hours and IEEs after COVID-era failures to serve a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- 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
- 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. Charter Oak Unified School DistrictCharter Oak Unified must fund 35 hours of ABA after failing to offer an IEP or comparable services at age three.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund speech therapy and Lindamood-Bell instruction and conduct three assessments; most other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 15 of 58 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Norris School District (consolidated)Norris School District must fund 200 hours of compensatory services, but may implement its January 2020 special day class IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's COVID-19 distance learning denied FAPE to an aging-out student; ALJ orders 41 hours of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must reimburse about $50,207 for a year of private school after skipping an annual IEP; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must reimburse $90,453.55 for private school, ABA, reading and speech services after denying FAPE for two years.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (2 in part)