OAH Special Education Decisions on Eligibility
259 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 16, split in 104, district prevailed on all issues in 139.
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- 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. 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. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must hold a manifestation determination review for conduct that occurred while the student had an IEP; claim about the later incident denied.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Chowchilla Elementary School DistrictChowchilla Elementary violated child find by delaying a kindergartner's assessment and must fund two hours of behavior or counseling services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified wins all five claims, including its decision to exit an eighth grader with autism from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by never filing to exit a student from special education; reimbursement, services, and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- 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. Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism with a regular diploma and ended services; all claims denied.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. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union must reinstate a student's special education eligibility after exiting her without an IEP meeting; notice claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified properly found a third grader with autism and ADHD diagnoses ineligible for special education; all claims denied.District prevailed on all 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. 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
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must treat student with ADHD as eligible, reimburse $4,300 and fund 100 compensatory hours after biased assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- 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. Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopol Independent Charter prevails on all 35 issues over autism eligibility and dyslexia services; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified correctly found a kindergartener with attention concerns not eligible under other health impairment; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School District (consolidated)Lodi Unified may exit a sixth grader from special education without parental consent; all of the student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School District (consolidated)Monrovia Unified denied FAPE by not offering social skills training and must fund up to $3,200 in PEERS sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. 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. Kentfield School DistrictOn remand, ALJ finds Kentfield School District student was eligible for special education for a specific learning disability in January 2020.Student prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified may exit sixth grader from special education without parental consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District (consolidated)Pleasanton Unified must restore student to special education and fund a psychoeducational IEE after an eligibility exit based on a flawed assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Madera Unified School District v. StudentMadera Unified may not exit a five-year-old with autism from special education based on one unreliable autism test.Student prevailed on all 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
- 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. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified properly exited a student with ADHD from special education; all claims about aide, behavior plan, and parent training denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified prevails on all claims; exit from special education upheld and March 2022 behavior assessment found appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified's initial assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must hold manifestation determination after suspending student for conduct from before parent revoked special education consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Goleta Union School DistrictGoleta Union denied FAPE by skipping autism, academic, and social-emotional triennial assessments and predetermining eligibility; staff training and evaluations ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- 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. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified cannot move autistic seventh grader to Life Skills class over parent objection; must reconvene IEP within 30 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all ten challenges to a ninth grader's 2021 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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 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. 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. Kentfield School DistrictKentfield School District did not deny FAPE by finding an eighth grader ineligible for special education; all claims denied.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. 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. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified may not exit a student with autism from special education without parental consent and must fund an occupational therapy IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Ventura Unified School District v. StudentVentura Unified may exit a 12-year-old student from special education without parental consent; IEE issue dismissed after withdrawal.District prevailed on all 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. 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. Lompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc Unified prevails on remand: student did not prove she was eligible for special education or needed residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District (consolidated)Upland Unified wins every decided issue; adult student's eligibility lapsed after mother withheld triennial consent; two district claims not reached.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. The Met Sacramento Public High SchoolThe Met Sacramento charter school properly found a ninth grader ineligible for special education; all assessment and eligibility claims denied.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. 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. McCabe Union Elementary School District (consolidated)McCabe Union Elementary must reimburse a $4,778.96 IEE and fund compensatory services after wrongly finding a student with ADHD ineligible.Student prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District may exit a kindergartner from special education without parental consent after assessments showed he no longer qualified.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified prevails on all claims about its response to an independent evaluation, dyslexia services, and eligibility categories.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified prevails on all claims; fifth grader with ADHD and mood disorder properly found ineligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified must find student eligible under emotional disturbance; ALJ finds district assessment inadequate but rejects predetermination claim.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund three independent evaluations and 120 hours of tutoring for failing to assess a student in speech, behavior and mental health and failing to address his school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified did not deny FAPE to student seeking TBI eligibility; district's request to defend court-ordered assessment also denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- 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
- 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. 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. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 52 compensatory hours, a full-time 1:1 aide, and general education placement; 2016 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 17 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified wrongly found first grader ineligible; must fund 250 compensatory hours and a $450 speech assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified improperly exited a student from special education and must reimburse $13,350 for an IEE and private school.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund a mental health IEE after offering too little counseling; claims on assessment, eligibility, and placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 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. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified wins on all issues and may implement a ninth grader's February 2018 IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- 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
- 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. Dublin Unified School District (consolidated)Dublin Unified wins on all issues: triennial assessment appropriate, intellectual disability eligibility upheld, and special day class offer provides FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not predetermine autism as a ninth-grader's primary eligibility category; Student's claim denied.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. Fountain Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley must fund 105.5 hours of one-to-one instruction and reimburse $2,697.50; autism eligibility and goals claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Greenfield Union School DistrictGreenfield Union School District prevails on all four claims over a three-day exclusion, eligibility listing, transportation, and daily notes.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all nine claims about behavior plan implementation, speech-language, autism assessment, and discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified owed no FAPE because Parent lived in Richmond, outside the district; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School District (consolidated)Benicia Unified lawfully graduated a 21-year-old with a regular diploma; ALJ denies all of Student's claims despite a late annual IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 60 hours of intensive reading instruction for child find, assessment, and eligibility failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund behavior and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; auditory processing assessment claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must reimburse two years of private high school tuition for skipping annual IEP meetings; three claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $42,990 in private school tuition after delaying assessment and wrongly finding a high-achieving student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High must provide 146.25 tutoring hours after ending special education without proper prior written notice.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy prevail on all claims over assistive technology, behavior assessment, and IEP participation.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified wrongly exited student with autism and materially failed to implement behavior services; nonpublic agency social skills ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism and exited her from special education; all claims denied or time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified unlawfully graduated a certificate-track student without notice; it must restore Bridge program hours and pay $11,325 for IEEs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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)
- 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
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified owes 69 compensatory hours for skipping a behavior assessment and ending speech services; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 31 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse Pliha Center costs because its March 2016 IEP reused outdated goals; 2015 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wrongly found a homebound Lowell student ineligible under OHI and must fund 35 college units, assessments, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly denied eligibility to a tenth grader with ADHD and predetermined the outcome; compensatory instruction, IEE, and training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified must fund Lindamood-Bell, an independent FBA, and a full-day ABA-trained aide; two 2014 IEP claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld and district may exit a kindergartner from special education; IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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)
- 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. 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. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must partly reimburse preschool and behavior costs and train staff after delayed assessments and an improperly altered eligibility finding.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must find a three-year-old eligible for special education under autism after a flawed initial assessment.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse $58,010 for residential treatment after refusing to consider placements beyond its own classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District's May 2015 IEP offered a FAPE, but its October 2015 amendment, made without an IEP meeting, denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. San Gabriel/Pomona Regional CenterSan Gabriel/Pomona Regional Center must find 13-year-old eligible for Lanterman Act services based on autism spectrum disorder.Student prevailed on all 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
- 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
- Student v. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified properly exited a gifted third grader with autism from special education; all of Student's claims denied.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 Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified prevails on all claims; first grader found not eligible for special education despite delayed IEE funding.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictFederal court vacated ALJ decision ordering Manhattan Beach Unified to make autism primary eligibility, fund a 1:1 ABA aide, and reimburse $4,190.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must train case managers after holding an IEP meeting without a speech therapist; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union must fund a behavior assessment and 45 BCBA hours after failing to assess behavior and adopt a behavior plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (4 in part)
- 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. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's 2014 assessment upheld; no IEE, and Student's claims about assessment, participation, and timelines denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's two assessments upheld, so no IEEs owed, but its finding that the student is ineligible is not upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- 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
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit kindergartner from special education; IEP meeting held without the parents, who refused to attend, was proper.District prevailed on all 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. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $31,627.58, half of residential placement costs, after a flawed mental health assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- 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
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified correctly found a third grader with ADHD ineligible for special education; all three claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified's triennial assessment and special day class IEP offer upheld; district may implement IEP without parental consent.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
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly labeled a student with autistic-like behaviors, but its autism class placement offer still provided a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified did not legally exit a student from special education based on her certificate of proficiency, ALJ rules.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. 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)
- Salinas Union High School District v. StudentSalinas Union High School District may exit a 14-year-old from special education; he no longer meets eligibility criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse Summit View tuition, tutoring and mileage; district's assessment upheld and IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit a first grader with autism from special education; triennial assessment upheld and IEE denied.District prevailed on all 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. 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
- Student v. Pittsburg Unified School DistrictPittsburg Unified prevails: student with ADHD not eligible for special education under learning disability, health impairment, or emotional disturbance.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Rita Union Elementary School District v. StudentSanta Rita Union Elementary may remove speech-language eligibility and end speech services for an English learner, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redwood City School DistrictRedwood City School District prevails; ALJ finds privately placed first grader was not eligible for special education in any claimed category.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High School District correctly found a student with ADHD ineligible for special education; Fusion Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all 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. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified prevails: kindergartner with possible high-functioning autism was not eligible for special education, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified must provide 180 hours of reading instruction and child find staff training; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. 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. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified wrongly refused an emotional disturbance assessment, but the ALJ found no denial of FAPE and denied all relief.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
- Student v. Ocean View School District (consolidated)Ocean View School District's July 2011 IEP with a district-run ABA program offered FAPE; parents' predetermination and eligibility claims denied.District 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. Victor Valley Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Victor Valley Union High must keep student partly mainstreamed and conduct a new behavior assessment; most of 55 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 89 issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School DistrictEtiwanda School District prevails on all claims over autism eligibility, behavior services, and home/hospital instruction across three school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools' offer of Anova nonpublic school placement upheld; parents' reimbursement claim for Star Academy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School DistrictMill Valley School District wrongly denied OHI eligibility to a gifted eighth grader with ADHD; ALJ orders 36 compensatory hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lincoln Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Lincoln Unified's finding that a student's threats against a librarian were not a manifestation of his learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al. v. StudentYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified proved its assessments were appropriate and that a bilingual preschooler was not eligible for special education.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. Desert Sands Unified School DistrictDesert Sands Unified must fund OT and assistive technology IEEs over seating and furniture gaps; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 24 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified may exit a student with ADHD from special education; ALJ finds he no longer qualifies under OHI.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oceanside Unified School DistrictOceanside Unified should have found student with ADHD eligible under OHI by April 2010; 32 tutoring hours ordered.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. 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. 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
- 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. Garvey Elementary School DistrictGarvey Elementary must expunge a student's invalid emotional disturbance eligibility and IEP; independent assessment and compensatory education denied.Student 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
- Student v. Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside Joint School District properly found a seventh grader ineligible for special education under emotional disturbance; relief denied.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. Brea Olinda Unified School District (consolidated)Brea Olinda Unified may not exit a student with ADHD from special education and must fund two IEEs and weekly tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos Elementary School District prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, eligibility category, and private school reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. La Mesa-Spring Valley School DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley School District prevails; academically successful student with autism traits properly found ineligible for special education.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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified properly found student not eligible as emotionally disturbed; no reimbursement for Oregon therapeutic boarding school.District 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
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld; ALJ rules student no longer eligible and may be exited without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lakeside Joint Elementary School DistrictLakeside Joint Elementary prevails: ALJ finds 12-year-old student not eligible for special education under emotional disturbance.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse private school tuition after relying only on test scores to find a student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary must provide 36 hours of speech therapy and five OT sessions; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- 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
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District must fund independent behavior and psychoeducational assessments; eligibility and nonpublic school claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer to move a fourth grader to an emotional disturbance class denied FAPE; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Simi Valley Unified prevails on every claim brought by a blind 22-year-old student; ALJ upholds her age-out exit.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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
- 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)
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; no publicly funded IEE, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails; ALJ refuses parents' request to exit their fifth grader with ADHD from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin Unified prevails on all claims over Asperger's student's eligibility, assessments, and high school offer; Springstone reimbursement denied.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. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified wrongly found a preschooler with autism ineligible; ordered to repay at least $15,845 and fund services through June 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 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. Tracy Joint Unified School DistrictTracy Joint Unified must fund 30 compensatory hours and a $3,000 IEE after failing to find a fifth grader eligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified may exit a high-achieving second grader with autism from special education over his parents' objection.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. Pleasanton Unified School District et al.Pleasanton Unified must reimburse $35,050 in residential placement costs after delaying a student's mental health assessment, referral, and IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- North Monterey County Unified School District v. StudentNorth Monterey County Unified may exit an 11th grader from special education; ALJ finds him no longer eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: father could not exit his eligible daughter from special education by revoking consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Newark Unified School District v. StudentNewark Unified's assessments upheld; ALJ finds four-year-old no longer eligible for special education despite private autism diagnosis.District prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary may exit a first grader from special education after reassessment found he no longer qualifies.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: student was not eligible under emotional disturbance, and Provo Canyon reimbursement is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District properly found a preschooler ineligible for special education; all of Student's assessment, eligibility, and IEP claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster School District v. StudentLancaster School District may exit 11-year-old from special education after reassessment showed no specific learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda Unified School DistrictEtiwanda Unified prevails: student with auditory processing disorder not eligible under specific learning disability; OT and compensatory claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse $2,150 for an IEE; student with ADHD found not eligible for special education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. High Tech Middle Media Arts School et al. (consolidated)High Tech Middle Media Arts may exit eighth grader from special education despite failing to assess visual processing.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 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. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified prevails on all issues; 2002 ineligibility findings upheld and reimbursement for private therapy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Dublin Unified School District v. StudentDublin Unified may exit a first grader from special education; ALJ finds she no longer meets autistic-like behaviors criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified may not exit an eligible eighth grader from special education at his parent's request; District prevails on both issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District prevails on all claims over a middle school student's learning disability eligibility and assessments.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. 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. 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)
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's December 2005 special day class offer provided a FAPE; its later nonpublic school offer did not.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 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. San Ramon Valley Unified School District et al.San Ramon Valley Unified and Contra Costa County denied FAPE in 2005-2006; ABA, aide, behavior plan, and $4,397.49 ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 30 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails: fourth grader with an Asperger's diagnosis and situational stuttering found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified wins: parents cannot exit their son from special education, and the District may reassess him.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified's assessment and IEP upheld; missing transition plan ordered prepared, and parent sanctioned $1,302 for bad-faith faxing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. La Canada Unified School DistrictLa Canada Unified denied FAPE over chronic bullying; must fund an auditory processing IEE, social skills training, make-up speech, and reimbursements.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Santa Ana Unified School DistrictSanta Ana Unified prevails on every claim as ALJ upholds the 2003 exit of a student from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton Joint Unified prevails on all claims over a student's 2004 IEP, nonpublic school request, and eligibility category.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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)
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must pay for independent psychological evaluation and half of ongoing ABA therapy; FAPE denial and compensatory claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)