OAH Special Education Decisions on IEP procedure
966 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 75, split in 506, district prevailed on all issues in 385.
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- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 162 compensatory hours for missing 2025-2026 IEP offer; tuition reimbursement and three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. 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. University Preparatory AcademyUniversity Preparatory Academy case dismissed because Father lacked standing after family court gave Mother sole legal custody.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. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified prevails: late settlement-required IEP meeting caused no harm, and settlement waived assessment claims for exited student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School DistrictLodi Unified correctly found an 11-year-old's after-school fight was not a manifestation of his disability; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District wins every claim after parents skipped four IEP meetings and kept their son home from November 2024 through the end of the school year.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wins all claims by a deaf-blind student who sought an ASL-fluent intervener and tactile communication services.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Walnut Valley Unified must fund four IEEs and translate an assessment report into Mandarin; most of the parent's claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $59,240 and fund three IEEs for a student who communicates only by eye-gaze device.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 19 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Gustine Unified School DistrictGustine Unified must fund 35 hours of tutoring and staff training after dissolving special day classes; 21 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 22 issues
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified prevails on all four claims about math assessment, present levels, math instruction, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all five claims over a school injury, missed school days, and bus transportation for a fifth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District must fund $39,000 in reading intervention for a student with dyslexia; April 2025 IEP found not to offer a FAPE and cannot be implemented without parent consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School DistrictUkiah Unified did not have to hold a manifestation determination review after a second grader's two-day suspension.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all 29 claims over IEP meetings, implementation, goals, notice, and a speech assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must reimburse residential treatment costs for failing to offer residential placement; nine other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must fund 184 compensatory hours and train staff for failing to assess a kindergartner before proposing a restrictive placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 22 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified must set aside a seventh grader's expulsion for skipping IDEA discipline protections; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins all claims; 2023 and 2024 IEP offers with general education and a one-to-one aide upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must fund 87 hours of instruction and an independent behavior assessment; nonpublic school placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Coastal Academy Charter SchoolCoastal Academy Charter School denied a student with intellectual disability a FAPE by predetermining an offer to move him from general education core classes into a separate program; staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified wins all claims; ALJ upholds co-taught general education offers and gives private neuropsychologist's report no weight.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School District (consolidated)Stockton Unified may exit student from special education but owes one hour of make-up speech therapy for May 2025.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictALJ affirms Capistrano Unified's finding that a seventh grader's planned assault on a classmate was not a manifestation of his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified denied FAPE by not changing placement in April 2025; ordered to fund 30 BCBA hours, residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. West Covina Unified School District (consolidated)West Covina Unified wins all 18 of Student's claims over its nonpublic school offer but cannot implement its May 2025 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 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. 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. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse private school tuition and fund 20 hours of staff training after predetermining a repeat IEP offer.Student 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. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse part of 2023-2024 private school tuition and transportation for a late IEP offer; 15 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Ojai Unified School District (consolidated)Ojai Unified wins every issue over a student's home hospital program and may reassess her without parental consent.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; parent's withdrawal from the IEP process excused the lack of a 2025-26 placement offer.District prevailed on all 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. Milpitas Unified School District (consolidated)Milpitas Unified must reimburse a parent's mileage for seven days of missed IEP bus service; 23 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 24 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. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools prevails on all claims over a high school transition meeting and its refusal of one-to-one tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may implement a 10th grader's IEP and reassess him without parental consent after parents declined to participate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 636 hours of compensatory services after flawed IEP process and inadequate physical therapy offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all claims that it isolated a first grader at lunch as discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified owes 20 hours of attention and executive functioning services; tuition denied for lack of notice and Kentucky residency.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 71 issues
- Student v. Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopol Independent Charter prevails on all 35 issues over autism eligibility and dyslexia services; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rescue Union School District et al.Rescue Union and Center Joint Unified prevail on all 21 claims about a preschooler's IEPs; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all three claims over speech services, school records, and an independent psychoeducational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School District (consolidated)Mill Valley School District must fund occupational therapy and pragmatic language IEEs; Compass placement offer upheld and all other Student claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 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. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified violated IEE fund-or-file rule, but no FAPE denial found; independent evaluations not ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund 25 hours of compensatory instruction for missing goals; Prentice School reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Student v. New Pacific Charter-RosevilleNew Pacific Charter-Roseville must fund up to $14,000 in compensatory services over independent study placement, missed services, and IEP delays.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Belmont-Redwood Shores School DistrictBelmont-Redwood Shores denied FAPE to a student needing catheterization; ALJ orders health IEE, private nursing, compensatory education, and staff training.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $5,025 in private school tuition and fund 10 counseling hours; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 13 claims by a high-achieving autistic student; missing prior written notice found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must make up three hours of missed speech therapy; Korean-language assessment and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified may place student at HELP Group nonpublic school without parent consent; all ten student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom-Cordova Unified School DistrictFolsom-Cordova Unified prevails on all 21 claims challenging a student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs in an intensive autism class.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union School District may not implement its placement change without consent because no general education teacher attended IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified wins all six claims over a medically fragile preschooler's IEPs and private school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must fund 45 hours of compensatory services and share its nursing guidelines; most nursing and mental health claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 22 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. 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. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified prevails on all claims over 2022–2024 IEPs; aide, therapy, and nonpublic school requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Culver City Unified School DistrictCulver City Unified prevails on all claims about an eighth grader's IEP goals, services, and absence after March 2024.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paramount Unified School DistrictParamount Unified prevails on all ten claims over its June 2024 IEP; the ALJ upholds reassessment before changing services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all claims about assessments, a 2022 IEP, and IEP team attendance; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all claims by a preschooler with a speech or language impairment; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all 24 claims about a preschooler's assessment, aides, communication device, behavior services, and parent training.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of the Riley School therapeutic day program upheld; claims for out-of-state residential placement denied.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)
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all 15 claims about assessments, goals, services, and placement for third grader with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified must fund $47,610 in compensatory education for inadequate behavior support and ended speech services; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High School District prevails on all 17 assessment and services claims, including home or hospital instruction.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all six claims about assessments, aide, goals, parent training, and transition plan for senior.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union must hold an IEP meeting to fix unmeasurable 2023 goals; five other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified wins every claim over goals, home ABA, parent training, mental health assessment, and OT for kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union School District (consolidated)Rosedale Union must fund independent speech and psychoeducational evaluations after holding two IEP meetings without parents; may assess without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 14 issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified prevails on all decided issues and all of Student's claims for relief are denied; late assessments were procedural violations that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School District (consolidated)Twin Rivers Unified must restore $8,800 for READ Academy tuition and pay mileage; January 2024 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified prevails on all eight claims over executive functioning assessment, goals, and IEP implementation for an 11th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Jurupa Unified School DistrictALJ found Jurupa Unified's mostly special day class offer was not the LRE and ordered $11,602.06 reimbursement; federal court later vacated decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVacated on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Classical Academy High SchoolClassical Academy High School must provide 68 hours of compensatory services and fund a behavior IEE; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 26 of 46 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must fund occupational therapy and speech/AAC IEEs and train staff over a records-only triennial and unconsented goal changes.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 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
- Venture Academy v. StudentVenture Academy may implement its reduced-services IEP and reassess a sixth grader without parental consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified prevails: shared paraeducators offered a FAPE, and Student did not need a dedicated ABA-trained aide with BCBA supervision.District prevailed on all 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. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified ordered to fund 1,124.5 compensatory hours and train staff after failing to address a student's two-year school refusal.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School District (consolidated)Ukiah Unified must fund 277 compensatory hours, an AAC assessment, and staff training; its October 2023 IEP is rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 32 of 38 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Unified School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista wrongly found TikTok posts were not a manifestation of a student's autism, but no expedited relief was ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. Madera Unified School District (consolidated)Madera Unified must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after unnecessarily delaying its due process filing; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 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. Snowline Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Snowline Joint Unified prevails on every issue; a settlement waiver barred earlier claims, and its December 2023 IEP was approved.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. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary prevails on all claims over a student's 2022 and 2023 IEP goals, services, aide, ABA, and parent training.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Perris Union High School DistrictPerris Union High School District prevails on all ten claims challenging a high school student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $47,232 in residential school education costs and fund 70 counseling hours; residential treatment was not required.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 24 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. South Sutter Charter School (consolidated)South Sutter Charter School must fund about $26,000 in private dyslexia tutoring and mileage and train staff; assessment, assistive technology, and ESY claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High School District wins all claims over its adult transition program offer for a privately placed student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rincon Valley Union Elementary School DistrictRincon Valley Union Elementary wins all six claims over a preschooler's April 2023 IEP; ALJ calls the claims baseless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 87 hours of tutoring for missed specialized academic instruction after a transfer; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified denied FAPE for two years by not addressing a student's school refusal; remedies hearing set.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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. Alpine Union School DistrictAlpine Union must provide 280 minutes of make-up occupational therapy; ALJ denies all other claims, including private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all seven issues brought on behalf of a seven-year-old with autism; all relief denied.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. 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims over a returning private school student's IEP meetings, assessment plans, and 2022 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ rejects residential placement for autistic student whose escalating behaviors occurred mainly at home.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified prevails on all claims over a ninth grader's triennial IEP, placement, speech, and transition services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified prevails on all claims involving COVID-era distance learning, aide, therapy services, ESY, and IEP predetermination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Elementary School DistrictVictor Elementary School District's offer of a county autism class upheld; parent's placement, aide, and IEE claims denied.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. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must hold a manifestation determination review; bite was serious bodily injury and nonpublic interim placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 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. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified denied FAPE by holding an IEP meeting without a general education teacher; new IEP meeting and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must repay $9,300 for IEEs, offer two assessments, and provide 19 reading hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 27 issues
- Central Unified School District v. StudentCentral Unified may not implement 11th grader's February–March 2023 IEP without parent consent after ALJ finds multiple FAPE denials.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must fund 19.5 hours of occupational therapy and up to $3,805 in reimbursement; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 20 issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified predetermined a graduating senior's final IEP; ALJ orders a summary of performance and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Lemoore Union Elementary School District v. StudentLemoore Union Elementary may not implement its IEP without consent after staff unilaterally rewrote it as a new annual offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School District (consolidated)Mt. Diablo Unified owes nine hours of compensatory education and $100 for a heated lunchbox; may conduct feeding assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues
- Student v. Granite Mountain Charter SchoolGranite Mountain Charter School prevails on all claims, including IEE requests and therapist supervision; one claim dismissed with prejudice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictOn remand, Compton Unified's improper 2018 disenrollment denied a FAPE; the ALJ orders 50 hours of math tutoring.Student 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. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must assess vision and may owe 11 vision sessions; dozens of other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 35 issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified must create a $9,885 compensatory education fund for failing to offer dyslexia instruction and Spanish-language counseling.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Gateway College and Career AcademyGateway College and Career Academy must provide 132 compensatory hours for never offering an IEP; transfer-based claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- 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. 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. 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. Bella Mente Montessori Charter AcademyBella Mente Montessori Charter Academy predetermined a manifestation determination and must hold a new, procedurally compliant review within 45 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Carmel Unified School District (consolidated)Carmel Unified may not implement its May 2022 IEP without consent; ALJ orders 20 compensatory hours and staff LRE training.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues
- 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. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of general education kindergarten at a school with a deaf and hard of hearing program upheld; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all six claims about a graduated student's goals, services, placement, and May 2022 diploma.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all ten challenges to a ninth grader's 2021 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda Unified must reimburse $9,766 in Orion Academy tuition after a flawed March 2022 IEP; future Orion placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 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
- Fruitvale School District v. StudentFruitvale School District may not implement its May 2022 IEP without consent because of unmeasurable goals and unclear service offers.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union must provide 31 compensatory academic hours and staff training; most of the seventh grader's other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- 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 must fund two IEEs and 54 compensatory hours for failing to reassess and write proper goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Miller Creek School DistrictMiller Creek School District did not deny FAPE when a nonpublic school ended its contract to serve the student.District prevailed on all 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. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High predetermined a nonpublic school placement and must reimburse up to $14,990 in Winston School tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Enterprise Elementary School DistrictEnterprise Elementary must provide compensatory services, AAC device, and AT IEE for IEP and assessment delays; nurse claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District offered FAPE in triennial IEP and may implement it without parent consent; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all 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. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union prevails on all three claims; ALJ finds its Santana High special day class offer clear, comparable, and appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must fund two IEEs after its 2019 psychoeducational and speech assessments were found inappropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 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. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District cannot implement its December 2021 IEP; it must fund therapy hours, a physical therapy IEE, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues
- 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. Washington Unified School DistrictWashington Unified answered a parent's records request late, but the ALJ held the delay did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all 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
- 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. 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. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified denied FAPE by lacking a complete, signed IEP; must reimburse private services, less amounts already paid, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Student v. 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. 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
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified may not reassess an eighth grader without consent because it made no reasonable effort to obtain Parents' informed consent.Student 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. 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. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified prevails on all four claims, including a parent's request to keep a student in fifth grade.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Larchmont Charter SchoolLarchmont Charter must repay half of Bridges Academy tuition and fund 16 hours of counseling after cutting services without a meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- 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. 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. 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. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified did not have to ensure a student's one-to-one nurse attended IEP meetings; the district prevailed on the only issue.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse more than $84,500 in private tuition and testing, plus capped tuition through ESY 2021, after denying FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund four IEEs after failing to file for hearing or respond; vision cost cap upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 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. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $25,705 and later costs for in-home behavior support after denying parent participation and stay put.Student 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. Community Roots Academy Charter SchoolCommunity Roots Academy denied FAPE by offering another district's program and requiring disenrollment; 116 compensatory hours and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 8 issues
- 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
- Pivot Charter School – San Diego v. StudentPivot Charter School – San Diego may not implement its November 2020 IEP over parents' objection; offer was unclear and unproven.Student 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. Guadalupe Union School District (consolidated)Guadalupe Union prevails on all claims; triennial assessment upheld and late annual IEP held a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School District (consolidated)Rocklin Unified may not implement its 2020 IEP without consent because its placement and occupational therapy offers were unclear.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must provide 54 hours of counseling and social skills training for failing to implement IEP; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 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. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all seven procedural claims about an IEP meeting held without the parent of an adult student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pacific Charter Institute et al. (consolidated)Pacific Charter Institute and Valley View Charter Prep must pay $8,350 for an independent evaluation after a 10-month delay.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $4,117.20 in private school costs after an IEP with outdated baselines blocked parent participation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 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. Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School DistrictBass Lake Joint Union must fund 500 compensatory hours for a medically fragile preschooler after unclear IEP offers and undelivered services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 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. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund a deaf preschooler's John Tracy Center placement and reimburse $1,750 after offering a non-LRE placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (1 in part)Affirmed in part, reversed in part on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund adapted physical education and assistive technology IEEs and maintain speech therapy; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied a preschooler FAPE through two prohibited interventions and must provide 21.5 compensatory hours and an assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a vision and mobility assessment up to $6,000; psychoeducational and implementation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all 17 claims by an adult student with anxiety over home instruction and IEP meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified prevails on all claims; its speech and mental health assessments and 2019-2020 IEP offers are upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 190 compensatory hours and staff training over bullying, unkept IEP promises, and an unilateral placement change.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools did not deny a parent meaningful participation at a March 2018 initial IEP eligibility meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. ABC Unified School District et al.ABC Unified denied FAPE by refusing to consider a post-discharge placement for a hospitalized student; claim against Los Angeles Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified offered FAPE in general education; request to fund Montana residential placement denied on all claims.District prevailed on all 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictALJ upheld Los Angeles Unified's ESY placement and length; a federal court reversed on both issues.District prevailed on all issuesReversed on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must reimburse $10,750 in private school tuition, plus mileage, for a late reassessment; triennial claim time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Mountain View School DistrictMountain View School District did not deny FAPE by excluding a nonpublic agency aide from an IEP meeting or limiting parent-aide contact.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified denied FAPE by moving student out of residential treatment; ordered to locate her and fund services.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 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's IEP for a student with autism in a moderate-severe class upheld; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified wins all claims challenging goals, aide, speech services, placement, and technology in a student's 2019 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's May 2019 IEP continuing a nonpublic school placement at TERI offered FAPE; district may implement it without consent.District 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. Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach Unified wins all three claims over general education placement, iPad use, and parent consultation.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
- Greenfield Union School District v. StudentGreenfield Union may implement its August 2019 IEP without Parent's consent after ALJ finds the offer provided FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Greenfield Union School District v. StudentGreenfield Union may implement its August 2019 IEP without parent consent after ALJ finds it offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified may place student in a special day class but owes weekly tutoring for delaying its due process filing.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools et al.Modesto City Schools wins dismissal of claims over refused in-home behavior services as barred by two-year statute of limitations.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. 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. Fortuna Union High School DistrictFortuna Union High School District's manifestation finding overturned; student with autism returns to school and gets a behavior assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified's unclear January 2018 IEP offer denied FAPE; staff training and IEP page numbering ordered, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified's unclear January 2018 IEP offer denied FAPE; ALJ orders staff training and page numbering, rejects other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- San Francisco Unified School District v. StudentSan Francisco Unified may not implement its SOAR Academy IEP without parent consent because the offer was unclear.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly held an IEP meeting without parents who asked to reschedule; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School District et al. (consolidated)Pleasant Valley School District and Ventura County Office of Education win all issues; district may implement 2019 IEP without parental consent.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; no reimbursement owed for Westmark School tuition or a private psychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alta Loma School DistrictAlta Loma School District's 84-day delay in filing over a visual processing IEE denied FAPE; only a staff memo ordered.Student 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by skipping behavior clinic meetings or by refusing to let a parent record them.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. Burbank Unified School District (consolidated)Burbank Unified must reimburse $36,910.17 for private preschool and speech therapy; general education and full-time aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 20 of 57 issues (6 in part)
- 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. 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. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund 174 hours of dyslexia reading instruction, 100 transition hours, and two assessments for an 18-year-old senior.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 34 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. 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. Mt. Diablo Unified School District et al.Mt. Diablo Unified and Contra Costa County Office of Education win residency dispute; disenrolled student's claims denied and stay put vacated.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails: it did not have to hold, or let a parent record, the behavior agency's monthly clinic meetings.District prevailed on all 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. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse religious school tuition and counseling after failing to make a clear placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified must reimburse half of Winston School tuition and fund IEEs; award cut for Parents' refusal of reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may not implement its August 2018 IEP without parent consent; ALJ finds three procedural violations.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified fails to prove its fall 2018 IEP for a 20-year-old offered a FAPE; the IEP cannot be implemented without Parent's consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Leandro Unified School DistrictSan Leandro Unified's special day class offers for a second grader with autism upheld; nonpublic school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must repay $32,271.91 in tuition and mileage and fund 152 therapy hours after missing a required IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- East Side Union High School District v. StudentEast Side Union High School District may exit a high-achieving junior from special education; its assessments were upheld and IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools et al. (consolidated)Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools and Curtis Creek must fund residential placement at Madison Oaks and reimburse $11,025 after broad FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 19 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Temple City Unified School District (consolidated)Temple City Unified cannot implement unclear 2018 IEP and must offer special day class with specified mainstreaming; current placement continues meanwhile.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified fails to prove its February 2018 initial IEP offered FAPE; the IEP cannot be implemented without parent consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified prevails on assessment, dyslexia, ESY, and IEP-timing claims; psychoeducational IEE issue dismissed under prior settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Milpitas Unified School District v. StudentMilpitas Unified may not implement its 2018 IEP without consent after holding meetings without the parent and making an unclear offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- William S. Hart Union High School District v. StudentHart Union High School District fails to prove its IEP offered FAPE; request to implement aide over parent objection denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified's nonpublic school offer was appropriate but denied FAPE for lack of school details; student's three claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may not reassess student without consent because its assessment plan was not in Parent's native Spanish.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund independent behavior and occupational therapy assessments; health aide and parent participation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 100 hours of compensatory speech services and increase school speech therapy; behavior and procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse over $21,000 in Prentice School, tutoring and assessment costs after improperly modifying a student's curriculum.Split decision: student prevailed on 18 of 68 issues (5 in part)
- Los Alamitos Unified School District v. StudentLos Alamitos Unified may not implement a triennial IEP without consent after excluding parents and relying on flawed assessments.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all issues: 2016 autism assessment upheld, no IEE, and manifestation review without parents allowed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tahoe Truckee Unified School DistrictTahoe Truckee Unified wrongly used a 30-day interim IEP for its own deaf student; seven hours of compensatory services ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified did not have to replace a broken motorized scooter provided under a 2015 settlement; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund six IEEs, 52 hours of instruction, and private school tuition after ignoring a prior OAH order.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all claims; move of autistic seven-year-old to moderate/severe special day class upheld.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. Springs Charter Schools, also known as River Springs Charter School (consolidated)River Springs Charter must provide 128 hours of compensatory instruction, but its offer of placement at Flabob Academy is upheld as FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified wrongly found first grader ineligible; must fund 250 compensatory hours and a $450 speech assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified prevails on all claims challenging its 2018-2019 offer for a student attending Fusion Academy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified must provide 44 hours of speech therapy, social skills sessions and two IEEs; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Del Mar Union School District (consolidated)Del Mar Union must repay a $3,500 private assessment and fund 80 therapy hours; residential placement reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 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. Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside Joint School District must fund IEEs and reimburse private school tuition after never holding a 2018-2019 IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must provide 473 compensatory hours and two IEEs after failing to implement a 21-year-old's IEP following her certificate.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Escondido Union School DistrictEscondido Union must reimburse $25,018.40 for private services and travel and fund up to $1,500 in IEEs after denying FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 26 hours of speech therapy after improperly cutting services; ALJ also finds October 2017 placement predetermined.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 25 issues
- Student v. Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana Unified prevails on all claims over a 19-year-old's goals, transition, certificate of completion, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union High School District prevails; ALJ rejects 22-year-old's claim for an hour of daily speech therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Alhambra Unified School District v. StudentAlhambra Unified may implement its high school special day class offer without parent consent despite unclear service entries.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fruitvale School DistrictFruitvale School District failed to assess in four areas and must fund evaluations; claims for added services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 8 issues
- Summit Public Schools-Denali v. StudentSummit Public Schools-Denali may not assess without consent through a "diagnostic placement" or implement its June 2018 IEP.Student prevailed on all 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. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified must reimburse $45,221.75 plus further tuition until the next annual IEP for a student's unmet mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School 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
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must repay about $6,000 in preschool tuition, ABA, and mileage costs and provide nine hours of speech therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Menifee Union School District v. StudentMenifee Union may reassess a medically fragile student without consent and implement its December 2017 IEP over parent objection.District 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. 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. Pittsburg Unified School DistrictPittsburg Unified denied FAPE by skipping a health assessment for a student with spina bifida; 243 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified prevails on all claims over four IEPs; no reimbursement for private Arete Academy placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse private school tuition and mileage after its 2016 IEP and missing 2017 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims over a student's IEP goals, typing instruction, and the Keep It Simple program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified must train staff on transfer-student IEP meetings; ALJ denies nonpublic school reimbursement and other claims.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
- John Swett Unified School District v. StudentJohn Swett Unified cannot implement its February 2018 IEP without consent after holding an IEP meeting without the parent.Student 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. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High must reimburse residential treatment and private school costs; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Gilroy Unified School District v. StudentGilroy Unified may reassess a student with autism without consent but cannot implement its piecemeal, unfinished IEP offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must provide 52 hours of compensatory services for goal, speech and home-instruction failures; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 11 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. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must fund an independent FBA, an expert observation, and $1,100; most of the student's claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified prevails on all claims by a gifted 9th and 10th grader with anxiety and executive functioning needs.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. Etiwanda School DistrictEtiwanda School District prevails on all claims; special day class placement and October 2017 IEP offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern County Superintendent of SchoolsKern County Superintendent of Schools did not fail to implement a residential stipend after a parent added terms to the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse a year of nonpublic school tuition and transportation after failing to implement a consented IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 19 issues
- Student v. Fillmore Unified School DistrictFillmore Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds ninth grader's on-campus drug possession not caused by his disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must train special education staff after an improperly composed July 2015 IEP meeting; other claims denied or time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School DistrictVictor Valley Union High School District properly found that a student's bringing a gun to school was not a manifestation of his disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must reimburse private school, occupational therapy, and mileage after building an IEP on year-old data; assessment claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 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. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ finds December 2016 IEP offered FAPE and may be implemented without consent.District prevailed on all 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. Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton Joint Unified must provide a shadow aide, new IEEs, and staff training over bullying and delayed IEE review.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 22 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified prevails on all claims over a high schooler's behavior plan, IEP implementation, and proposed IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ocean View School DistrictOcean View School District prevails on all claims, including time-barred Larry P. IQ-testing claims and parent-participation claims.District prevailed on all 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $9,137 in private school costs and fund four IEEs after refusing IEP meetings for privately placed student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame Elementary must reimburse $426.96 in preschool transportation costs; speech-services and most procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High School District's May 2016 transition IEP offered FAPE; district may implement it without parents' consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Lodi Unified School District (consolidated)Lodi Unified prevails on all claims over a student's third- and fourth-grade reading goals, resource services, paraeducators, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. San Marino Unified School DistrictSan Marino Unified must fund 2017-2018 nonpublic school tuition and private speech therapy after skipping annual IEP; eight claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 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. Escondido Union School District (consolidated)Escondido Union prevails on all claims over behavior-emergency IEP meetings and delayed mental health and autism assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Soledad Unified School DistrictSoledad Unified denied FAPE by failing to make a clear offer after misleading parents about a Salinas placement; facilitated IEP meeting and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Santa Paula Unified School District et al.Santa Paula Unified and Ventura Unified prevail on all claims; claims against Ventura barred by two-year statute of limitations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee Union must provide 45 hours of home instruction, 3 hours of speech therapy, and an adaptive PE assessment; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos must reimburse $33,359.25 for an IEE, private school, tutoring and therapy; a federal court later vacated the decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must reimburse about $33,000 for an IEE, private school, counseling and tutoring after overly narrow assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse $37,491.41 in educational costs for April-June 2017 after making an illusory nonpublic school offer; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues
- Student v. Goleta Unified School DistrictGoleta Unified prevails on all claims over its special day class offer; ALJ finds full parent participation and no predetermination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District et al.San Diego Unified's $900 speech IEE cost cap was too low; district must fund a $1,500 IEE, but County prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High prevails: flawed 2015 present levels did not deny FAPE, and support-class pull-outs were not an implementation failure.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; student prevailed on every issue.Student 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. Alhambra Unified School District (consolidated)Alhambra Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ upholds its non-diploma functional program offer and its speech and OT assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must reimburse $108,940 for a Texas residential placement over unaddressed behaviors, sleeping, transportation and occupational therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 17 issues
- Student v. Oxnard Union High School DistrictOxnard Union High must fund three IEEs, 15 hours of speech therapy, and a male restroom paraeducator; occupational therapy claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must fund a year of nonpublic school tuition and 36 hours of OT, but its 2016 special day class offer is upheldSplit decision: student prevailed on 10 of 68 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. Liberty Union High School DistrictLiberty Union High must add daily dyslexia instruction, fund 152 tutoring hours, and train staff; transition-meeting timing claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified's general education STEM magnet offer for an eighth grader with autism upheld; all of the parent's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must repay $5,803 in private school costs and fund 120 compensatory hours after cutting a student's full-time aide to one hour a day.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sylvan Union School DistrictSylvan Union must reimburse $2,925 in preschool costs, fund two IEEs, and make up 42 individual speech sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must return student to George Washington High after holding his manifestation review without him; student wins all issues.Student 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. 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. San Marino Unified School DistrictSan Marino Unified denied FAPE by skipping behavior and post-surgery assessments; must fund six IEEs and reimburse parents.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (2 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. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified wrongly found lock throwing unrelated to student's ADHD; student reinstated, but three other expedited claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must fund a psychoeducational IEE and reimburse Prentice School tuition; April 2015 IEP and bullying claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Buena Park School DistrictBuena Park School District must provide 116.6 hours of compensatory services for limiting a student to home/hospital instruction; other claims time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified blocked parent participation by predetermining refusal of an insurance-funded ABA aide; new IEP meeting and staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Del Mar Unified School DistrictDel Mar Unified denied FAPE by ignoring a private autism diagnosis; IEE ordered, but $73,000 private school reimbursement denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District prevails on all claims over a 2014 IEP offering continued Edgewood day treatment placement.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Bonsall Unified School District (consolidated)Bonsall Unified must reimburse $44,838.69 for Arch Academy tuition and transportation and cannot implement its 2016 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 13 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High may reassess student without consent; parents' conditions voided consent and all student claims are denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds student's planned assault was not caused by seizure medication.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified prevails on claims over an ABA-trained aide and BCBA supervision following an earlier OAH decision.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. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds the meeting was proper and the conduct was unrelated to the student's learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Anaheim City School District (consolidated)Anaheim City School District cannot implement its vague placement offer without consent, but Student's three FAPE claims are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified's offer of a Spectrum Center placement denied FAPE, but no relief was ordered; three procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School District et al.Vacaville and Sacramento City Unified must fund 188 therapy hours for inadequate mental health support, plus make-up speech services and assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 16 of 25 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified must reimburse private reading tutoring and fund a new IEE after offering an unknown reading program; four claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 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. Dehesa School District et al. (consolidated)Dehesa School District and Community Montessori Charter must reimburse $20,709 in private school tuition and fund 68 hours of services.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. East Side Union High School District et al.East Side Union High must fund two years at Provo Canyon School as compensatory education; County Office prevails on all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 21 of 51 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Bassett Unified School District (consolidated)Bassett Unified defeats Student's predetermination and placement claims, but its April 2016 IEP offer is found to deny FAPE on procedural grounds and cannot be implemented without parental consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified must train staff on writing measurable behavior and social skills goals; behavior plan and report claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all claims; it did not have to write behavior or transition plans for a privately placed student.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. Sweetwater Union High School District (consolidated)Sweetwater Union High must fund three IEEs after a review-only triennial; assistive technology and transition IEEs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Dehesa Elementary School District et al.Dehesa Elementary and Community Montessori Charter changed a kindergartner's placement without consent or notice; $500, 42 compensatory hours, training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse Pliha Center costs because its March 2016 IEP reused outdated goals; 2015 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified prevails on all implementation and procedural claims by an 11th grader with multiple disabilities.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District must fund a $5,500 IEE and train staff after inadequate 2015 assessments; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all four claims about restraint, academic goals, report card grades, and IEP team membership.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified wrongly found an 11-year-old's misconduct unrelated to his ADHD and held one manifestation review late; ALJ reverses May 2016 manifestation determinations and denies the remaining claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified must reimburse $5,491 for private school and speech costs after delaying an IEP meeting; interim placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- 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. Kern County Superintendent of SchoolsKern County Superintendent of Schools must fund at least six months of residential treatment after its home schooling placement denied FAPE.Student 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. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by cancelling the June 2015 IEP meeting and leaving no IEP in place; staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins every claim over home instruction, alternative school placement, and return-to-campus plan for student with chronic fatigue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified denied FAPE by holding an annual IEP meeting without the parent on one day's notice; transportation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- Student v. 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. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified's deficient behavior plan denied FAPE for four weeks; ALJ orders 12 hours of BCBA services, rejects two other claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified may place an eight-year-old with autism in a moderate/severe special day class over parental objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union must fund a mental health IEE and reimburse 2015-2016 private school tuition over an unclear speech-language offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Lowell Joint School District (consolidated)Lowell Joint School District must fund an independent auditory processing evaluation; three 2015 IEPs denied the student a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified must provide 448 hours of tutoring and counseling over defective IEP goals; general education placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 26 issues
- 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. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictHart Union High must hold a manifestation determination meeting and train staff, but its 45-day removal for serious bodily injury stands.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must provide 20 group speech-language sessions and a new IEP meeting; Orion Academy reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails on all claims over SLD eligibility, reading methodology, assistive technology, and a one-to-one aide.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified must train Benavidez staff after a PE teacher never saw a student's IEP; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 23 hours of compensatory education and train staff; Student loses placement, transportation and IEE claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must hold a missed manifestation review before reinstating an expulsion; four other discipline claims denied or dismissed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified must make up missed speech therapy for a kindergartner with autism; aide and behavior plan claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fix speech therapy delivery and train providers; all other claims, including first-grade placement, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for unilateral Utah residential treatment center placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Whittier City School District et al.Whittier City School District and WACSEP prevail on all claims over special day class placement, behavior services, and private school services.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 590 hours of compensatory behavior services and train staff; comparable-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union must reassess a student with autism after unsafe incidents at Oak Crest; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified did not deny FAPE by failing to assess, because parents refused consent to its assessment plans.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools et al.San Bernardino County Superintendent and Colton Joint Unified must fund four IEEs and add safety measures to student's IEP.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified must provide 105 hours of tutoring for failing to offer home instruction after two surgeries; mobility claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary predetermined its denial of vision therapy and must fund an independent assessment and interim therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Lemon Grove School District (consolidated)Lemon Grove School District must pay $28,634.67 in Banyan Tree costs after leaving a student with no placement for four months.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. 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. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by not addressing escalating behaviors at a November 2014 IEP; 34 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Winters Joint Unified School District et al.Winters and Davis Joint Unified prevail on all claims; missing 2014 IEP goals were harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aveson Charter Schools et al.Aveson charter schools must give staff 40 hours of training after a flawed 2012 assessment and IEP meeting; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified prevails on all claims by a high schooler with a learning disability; one procedural violation found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: a classmate's sporadic hitting of a kindergartner with autism was not bullying that denied FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not unnecessarily delay its response to a parent's speech-language IEE request; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High must reimburse $150,908.70 and fund a residential placement at Monarch through March 2016.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School District (consolidated)San Mateo-Foster City must release behavior assessor's notes and teacher forms; no IEE owed, and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must assess student's health after failing to answer a January 2015 assessment request; home/hospital claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must provide behavior aides and a transition plan for a missed 2014 behavior assessment; other claims and IEE requests denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 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
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified may not implement its March 2015 residential placement IEP because the offer was unclear and unsupported by evidence.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. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's hybrid academic and vocational IEPs for an adult student with autism offered FAPE; all student claims denied.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. 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
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must fund an independent functional behavior assessment and behavior plan; Student's other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 21 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by 21-year-old student with autism over IEP goals, services, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High must train staff on transition plans after an IEP meeting lacked anyone with authority to decide services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Buena Park School District v. StudentBuena Park School District loses bid to defend assessments and reassess without consent after failing to provide Romanian-language plans.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rincon Valley Union School District et al.Rincon Valley Union and Redwood Consortium must reimburse up to $8,000 for preschool after failing to consider general education placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom Cordova Unified must provide 54 tutoring hours for a missing attention goal and English instruction gaps; may assess without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 23 issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Antioch Unified School District (consolidated)Antioch Unified must provide eight hours of compensatory counseling; bullying, aide, tutoring, and placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)On remand, Downey Unified must fund independent assessments in four areas it never assessed; implementation and delay claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund the parent's chosen independent psychoeducational evaluator, who met all district criteria, at up to $7,000.Student prevailed on all issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may not implement its January 2015 IEP without parent consent; the IEP met procedural rules but did not offer FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. 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. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and mental health evaluations after skipping assessments; academic, bullying, and transfer claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund three independent assessments and translate IEPs into Spanish after procedural violations denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $31,627.58, half of residential placement costs, after a flawed mental health assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al.Victor Valley Union High, Victor Elementary and San Bernardino County schools prevail on all assessment, procedure, and FAPE claims for a nonverbal student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified's autism special day class offer upheld; parents' request for home-based ABA program denied on all five issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must reimburse $4,415 for an independent assessment it failed to consider; federal court later reversed on residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District wins all issues; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE, extra instruction, or books on tape ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund an independent psycho-educational assessment, assess behavior and mental health, and provide 72 tutoring hours; Kayne placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Spencer Valley Elementary School DistrictSpencer Valley Elementary must reimburse $13,974.82 and fund a year of RDI aide support; participation and summer school claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 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. California School for the Deaf, Riverside et al.Moreno Valley Unified and California School for the Deaf, Riverside, win deaf student's triennial speech and language assessment claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse $9,324.80 for summer Lindamood-Bell after an unclear 2013 ESY offer; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified prevails on every claim about a young autistic student's kindergarten transition, IEP goals, iPad, and records.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. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified must reimburse Chartwell tuition and mileage for a late IEP meeting and a missing general education teacher; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista Union prevails; ALJ denies home hospital instruction claim because required medical report was never provided.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. High Tech Middle North CountyHigh Tech Middle North County's manifestation finding in knife expulsion upheld, but the charter must hold an IEP meeting to offer services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified must fund 55 months of individualized compensatory education through EvoLibri for a 22-year-old denied FAPE for 39 months.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 14 issues
- Student v. Spencer Valley Elementary School District (consolidated)Spencer Valley's predetermined placement denied FAPE and cannot be implemented; for implementation failures, it must fund up to $1,500 and inclusion training.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union wins on all claims: the ALJ finds it considered private CARD reports and did not predetermine placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified had to hold a manifestation determination before its attendance review board removed a special education student; staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must train staff after skipping a manifestation review for a truancy-based placement change; absences not shown disability-related.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund two IEEs; revoking consent to a first IEP did not end the student's special education rights.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al.Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified and San Bernardino County Superintendent must provide 232 compensatory hours of Braille and mobility instruction; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified did not deny FAPE; parent failed to prove she emailed a request for a follow-up IEP meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund three IEEs and 25 compensatory hours; Student wins three issues plus late-van claim, Oakland the rest.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified offered FAPE in three high school IEPs; no reimbursement owed for private Westview School placement.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must reimburse a Utah residential placement after its September 2013 split-therapy IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- San Mateo-Foster City School District v. StudentSan Mateo-Foster City School District may not implement its 2013 IEP offer because no teachers attended key IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District et al.Manteca Unified and San Joaquin County Office of Education must provide compensatory speech therapy and IEP-meeting staff training; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Gatos Union School DistrictLos Gatos Union must provide 88 hours of compensatory speech, math, and behavior services; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues (5 in part)
- 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund 36 hours of occupational therapy and $1,400 in preschool tuition after dropping a classroom placement; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. 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. Hermosa Beach City Elementary School DistrictHermosa Beach City Elementary's December 2009 general education offer gave a gifted student with autism a FAPE, ALJ rules on remand.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified may place student in high school special day classes; ALJ denies all of Student's claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's September 2013 IEP offered a FAPE, and the district may implement it without parent consent.District 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. Redwood City School DistrictRedwood City School District prevails on all claims by a preschooler with autism moving from Early Start services.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. 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. Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside County Office of Education must seek locked residential placement and provide 39 hours of speech therapy for juvenile hall student.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified denied a 22-year-old student a FAPE from October 2010 onward; ALJ orders assessments before deciding compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 16 issues
- Student v. Marysville Joint Unified School DistrictMarysville Joint Unified withheld required age-of-majority notice, so a former foster youth may pursue claims from her 18th birthday forward.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must translate IEP documents into Chinese for parents; June 2013 IEP voided, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Las Virgenes Unified School District (consolidated)Las Virgenes Unified offered FAPE in its Social Communication Program; parents' request for an IEE and continued nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund one hour of tutoring for one day it blocked instruction; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Contra Costa County Probation DepartmentContra Costa County Probation must fund 20 hours of tutoring for blocking juvenile hall instruction; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Humboldt County Office of Education et al. (consolidated)Northern Humboldt Union High must fund residential treatment; it and Humboldt County Office of Education owe assessments and 168 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 16 of 26 issues (7 in part)
- 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)
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified's 2013 IEP offer for an eighth grader with intellectual disability, as revised by prior written notice, upheld as FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Vista Unified School District v. StudentVista Unified may implement its 2013 IEP for a sixth grader despite the parents' procedural objections.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District (consolidated)Tustin Unified may implement IEP moving medically fragile student from county program to Currie Middle School; Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary must fund 72 hours of reading tutoring for a child find delay; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: claims about missed OT and no 2013 IEP meeting were barred by a settlement agreement's FAPE waiver.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. West Contra Costa Unified School District (consolidated)West Contra Costa Unified wins every issue; parents must allow triennial testing without the mother observing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must reimburse $43,811 in private school tuition after IEPs lacked appropriate behavior supports; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union did not predetermine middle school special day class placement for autistic student; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified wins all issues and may place student at Children's Home of Stockton without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High must reinstate student because its manifestation review ignored his bipolar diagnosis; ADHD claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictStudent with autism wins all issues against Los Angeles Unified; ALJ invalidates diploma, restores eligibility, and orders compensatory speech and OT.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified's assessments upheld and parents' IEP claims denied, but its four-school placement offer cannot be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent transition assessment after failing to provide adequate transition planning; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all claims involving interpreters for a deaf parent, waived assessments, and IEP goals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tuolumne County California Children's ServicesTuolumne County California Children's Services must restore direct OT and PT and provide 90 compensatory therapy hours after unilateral cuts.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union must provide summer compensatory ABA, home teaching, speech, and OT after predetermined offer and failed home-hospital services.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Aspire Public Schools v. StudentAspire Public Schools may not implement an IEP written at a meeting held without parents after Mother asked to reschedule.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must fund four independent evaluations, one shared with LACOE, after assessment, placement, and IEP failures; compensatory services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 36 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. California Children's Services (California Department of Health Care Services)California Children's Services must provide weekly OT, compensatory OT and $900 for independent assessments; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 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
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all six claims from student with autism, including goals, placement, ESY, and IEE reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictBrea Olinda Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds the student's ADHD did not cause the conduct behind his expulsion recommendation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Baldwin Park and Covina Valley Unified need not refer a deaf student to the California School for the Deaf; 2012 IEP upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified must reimburse private school tuition and tutoring after a five-month delay in holding an initial IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sacramento County Office of Education et al.Sacramento County Office of Education denied FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; Sacramento City Unified not responsible.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District prevails on all four claims about foster-care enrollment, supervision, counseling, and transportation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Julian Charter School et al.Julian Charter School's proposed special day class denied a student with Down syndrome FAPE in the LRE; aide-documentation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School District (consolidated)Bellflower Unified failed to offer FAPE in the LRE; ALJ orders full-day general education at home school with ABA support.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District must fund a psychoeducational IEE after refusing it and not filing for due process.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Unified and San Luis Obispo County Mental Health prevail on all claims over an autistic student's final two high school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified and Keegan Academy charter must fund nonpublic school placement and reimburse parents after failing to implement IEPs.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 15 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin Unified wins on every claim about a fifth-grader's assessments, IEPs, accommodations and middle school offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hollister School DistrictHollister School District must provide 46 hours of social skills or extracurricular activities after omitting general education teachers from IEP meetings.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 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. Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictFullerton Joint Union High School District prevails on claims of unaddressed bullying and failure to consider outside doctors' opinions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by skipping science and social studies for a sixth grader; speech, assessment and participation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District prevails on all claims over a blind ninth grader's August 2012 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Natomas Unified School DistrictNatomas Unified denied FAPE through unclear IEP offers and missed occupational therapy; it must provide 345 OT minutes and fix its IEP drafting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Upland Unified School DistrictUpland Unified did not owe 2010 extended school year services to a parentally placed private school student; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's moderate to severe SDC offer upheld as the LRE; district may give a cognitive assessment only.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District may place an autistic kindergartner in the SUCSESS class at his home school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified defeats all of Student's claims and defends its assessment, but attorney consent letters count as valid consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified owes 45 hours of language arts instruction for missing prior written notice; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Calaveras Unified School District et al.Calaveras Unified and Calaveras County SELPA prevail on all claims over assessment, ADD services, graduation, and transition planning.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's April 2012 IEP properly documented a student's accommodations; parent's claim of FAPE denial rejected.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Brentwood Union School DistrictBrentwood Union School District denied a preschooler FAPE in the LRE and must reimburse $2,250 in private preschool tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Eastside Union School DistrictEastside Union denied FAPE by changing a student's placement without notifying her parents, but the ALJ awarded no remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims that the Stein Center nonpublic school placement denied an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must provide an extra year of services to age 23 after refusing stay put related services; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified predetermined an adult transition placement for a 20-year-old; ALJ orders an independent assessment and a new IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by rejecting a county mental health residential treatment recommendation; 11 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified wins on all issues: 2009 claims fail and its 2011 nonpublic school offer is found to provide FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified prevails on all issues; its autism-focused class at Grant Elementary with a full-day aide offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must train staff on timely manifestation meetings after failing to finish a disciplinary review; three other claims fail.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on behavior-goal implementation and private-evaluation claims brought by the parent of a student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fountain Valley School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley School District's kindergarten IEP and behavior plan offered FAPE; parents' private school reimbursement claim denied.District 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a parent representing her daughter with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified properly graduated a student with a diploma and provided adequate transition plans; all claims denied.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. Oakdale Joint Unified School DistrictOakdale Joint Unified denied a kindergartner with an intellectual disability a FAPE in the LRE and must reimburse private school costs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. California Children's Services (Calaveras County)Calaveras County California Children's Services must restore therapy it cut outside the IEP process; student prevails on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified's manifestation determination is voided over late notice, a missing relevant teacher, and unconsidered cognitive concerns; student reinstated.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified offered FAPE and parents' noncooperation defeated later claims; district must still pay agreed $2,150 IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified denied FAPE by failing to assess and support a 6-year-old's behavior; placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Center Unified School DistrictCenter Unified's finding that a student's on-campus marijuana use was not a manifestation of her ADHD is upheld.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. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District denied FAPE by holding no IEPs, assessments, or transition plan; ALJ orders independent evaluation before setting remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified's assessments and preschool offers upheld; IEE and private preschool reimbursement denied on every issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified must reimburse $106,631 for a residential placement after offers failed to address a student's school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District prevails; stay put placement was the Johnson Middle School SUCSESS class, and IEP offer claims denied.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied FAPE by excluding a joint-custody mother from assessment and out-of-state RTC placement; DMH prevailed.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Bassett Unified School DistrictBassett Unified properly gave a student with a learning disability a regular diploma and delivered his IEP services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified offered a deaf student FAPE in the LRE; parents' reimbursement claim for Westview School 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. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District must reimburse $9,000 for Fusion Learning Center after predetermining placement at an OAH-ordered IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified prevails on all issues; nonverbal ability test did not violate Larry P., and District may assess without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; wrong benchmark dates in autistic student's IEP held a harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City School District et al. (consolidated)Santa Cruz City Schools and County Office must provide 240 compensatory hours for flawed goals and behavior plan; residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Temecula Valley Unified School District v. StudentTemecula Valley Unified's May 2011 offer of an Oak Grove day program was a FAPE; no residential placement required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 205 hours of tutoring for missed RSP, counseling, and aide services; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School District et al.Roseville Joint Union High and Placer County mental health agency owe compensatory tutoring and therapy; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 14 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must fund 255 hours of tutoring for unprovided resource services; District may conduct triennial assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues
- Student v. Alta Loma School District et al. (consolidated)Alta Loma School District must fund OT, APE and AT independent evaluations; IEPs upheld and Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union need not fund IEEs; ALJ rejects parent's claims about IEP meeting scheduling and district attorney attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High did not predetermine placement; Oak Crest Middle School offer held appropriate despite parent's distance concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; special education center placement upheld for hearing-impaired student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's physical and occupational therapy offer for a medically complex preschooler upheld; all requested relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Twin Rivers Unified School District v. StudentTwin Rivers Unified may not implement its January 2011 IEP without consent after ALJ finds predetermination and denied parent participation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified prevails on all 26 claims, including a challenge to a second grader's special day class placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's February 2011 IEP offered a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent; switch of aide agency upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School District (consolidated)Palo Alto Unified must add monthly job coaching and train staff after IEP lapses; its 2011 functional skills IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 35 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an adapted physical education IEE after leaving the parent's request unanswered for 90 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to provide developmental vision therapy; District prevailed on all twelve vision-related issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must repay $54,847.68 in private school tuition and fund Star Academy after failing to assess a privately placed student.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified's offer of nonpublic school placement at Somerset upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Jefferson Union High School District (consolidated)Jefferson Union High must provide 456 compensatory hours; ALJ rejects its therapeutic day school offer as a denial of FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 27 of 43 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School District (consolidated)Sequoia Union High School District must reimburse nonpublic school tuition through 2013 after Student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all claims; general education with resource support provided FAPE to a 10th grader with Asperger's Disorder.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must reimburse $28,463.75 for preschool and ABA after predetermining placement; claims about goals denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 9 issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency prevails on all three claims about its mental health service plan, placement, and IEP attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must resume home instruction at Mother's home outside district boundaries and provide compensatory hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified's 30-day interim SDC offer to a student moving from a home-study charter provided a FAPE; all claims denied.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. Carpinteria Unified School DistrictCarpinteria Unified wins nearly every claim; FM system omission and records lapse found but no relief ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 23 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Oakdale Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Oakdale Joint Unified prevails on every claim over behavior plans, restraints, and a special day class offer for a first grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified prevails on all claims; its offer of a special day class for high-functioning autism was found to provide FAPE, and parents' private-school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified's offer to move a student to a special day class for severely impaired students upheld; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Redlands Unified School District et al. v. StudentRedlands Unified's assessments and June 2010 special day class offer at the neighborhood public school upheld over parents' nonpublic school preference.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. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA must reimburse $6,999.25 for aides and speech therapy after failing to assess; tuition denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 70 hours of compensatory speech therapy after inadequate speech assessments and services; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 34 issues
- Student v. Amador County Unified School District et al.Amador County Unified denied FAPE by moving a preschool autism class to a cramped Plymouth portable; new classroom and compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District et al.Poway Unified and the Department of Developmental Services win on all claims; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified may award a regular diploma to a 19-year-old with a brain injury; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Eureka City Unified School DistrictEureka City Unified must offer a behavior support plan and reimburse $1,920 for Lindamood-Bell services; seven other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all four claims; late assessment was a procedural violation that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified did not deny FAPE; its failure to give an assistive technology assessment plan was harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified did not deny FAPE by delaying a triennial IEP; guardian's obstruction defeats $64,215 reimbursement claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $34,649 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $50,797.12 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer a FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late transfer IEP did not deny FAPE, and no duty to offer AB 3632 residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Moreland School District v. StudentMoreland School District's offer of a county therapeutic special day class was a FAPE, even though the written IEP did not name the school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified's error-filled written IEP denied FAPE; ALJ orders about $17,000 reimbursement and a funded Star Academy placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union School DistrictRoseville Joint Union must repay a $125 PT evaluation, hold a time-limited IEP meeting, and offer a way to recover biology credit.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 9 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
- Castro Valley Unified School District v. StudentCastro Valley Unified may implement its April 2010 IEP for a student with visual impairment without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Menlo Park City Elementary School DistrictMenlo Park City Elementary prevails: bus offer for a student with autism and diabetes found reasonably safe; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Menlo Park City School District)Menlo Park City School District denied FAPE in speech and AAC services; Arbor Bay tuition denied, $513 provider payment ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; autism SDC offer upheld over parents' request for 40-hour home ABA program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School District (consolidated)New Haven Unified must fund a behavior assessment and 100 hours of reading and writing instruction; private school placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Placer County Mental Health Department (Placer County Children's System of Care)Placer County Mental Health must repay $2,000 for an independent evaluation; claim for residential placement costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified and LACOE must provide OT, speech, health, and assistive technology services and reassess; placement and aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 22 of 36 issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified must reimburse $4,762 in preschool costs for predetermining a placement; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and two charter schools prevail; missed IEP meetings and transition plan did not deny student FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must reimburse $39,490 for summer and fall 2008 services; later IEP offers found to provide FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified did not have to provide CART real-time captioning to a hard-of-hearing ninth grader; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must repay $9,449 for summer reading program and fund 240 Lindamood-Bell hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must fund an independent assistive technology assessment; the student's other claims, including campus mobility, are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 27 issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's August 2009 IEP offered a FAPE and may be implemented if the student returns to public school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District et al.East Whittier City School District's refusal to give a central auditory processing assessment did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Patterson Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Patterson Joint Unified must provide compensatory speech, OT and tutoring plus new assessments; its Sierra Vista and Teel placement offers were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 33 issues (9 in part)
- 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. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified must provide compensatory PT, vision, mobility, and assistive technology services after a year-long assessment delay.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (4 in part)
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District et al. v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union and Kern County Superintendent win all issues; preschool autism offer upheld and no IEE required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: absent teacher at IEP meeting did not deny FAPE, and bus transportation offer was appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District's assessment upheld and most of its IEP found appropriate, but its failure to address attention behaviors denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified's March 2009 IEP offered FAPE despite parents' absence; district may implement it without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dry Creek Joint Elementary School District (consolidated)Dry Creek Joint Elementary may reassess a student with dyslexia, and its 2009-2010 IEP offer is upheld; father sanctioned $3,880.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 220 hours of intensive tutoring after ending a student's IEP meeting early; other claims denied or barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. 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. Exeter Union School District (consolidated)Exeter Union's plan to replace a nonpublic agency with its own behavior program offered a FAPE; District prevails on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must increase apraxia speech therapy, reimburse $19,790, and place preschooler in inclusive class; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 18 issues (1 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 Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified must reimburse $8,778 for after-school tutoring it stopped funding without parent consent or a hearing order.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide special education to an adult student in county jail, plus a year of compensatory services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montecito Union Elementary School District et al.Montecito Union and Santa Barbara County Education Office predetermined aide services; ALJ orders nonpublic agency aide and 96 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City School DistrictMenlo Park City School District prevails; settlement agreement setting one-year SDC placement defeats predetermination and class-composition claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified prevails on all issues; its assessments are upheld and it may implement its January 2009 IEP without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified prevails on all four claims over speech therapy, bus transportation, school safety, and monthly progress reports.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. 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. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified's assessments and modified IEP upheld; district owes 195 compensatory hours, including 20 for missed summer ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (3 in part)
- 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. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified must repay $30,736 for Arbor Bay School and fund another year there; occupational therapy claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Shoreline Unified School DistrictShoreline Unified must reimburse $13,114.98 in private school costs after a flawed 2008 IEP meeting; earlier-period and IEE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's manifestation finding reversed; ALJ holds a 13-year-old's drug-seed incident was caused by his ADHD.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified did not predetermine or violate LRE with summer special day class offer for inclusion kindergartner.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Moreno Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Moreno Valley Unified prevails on all claims; November 2008 IEP upheld and District may obtain a medical assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with a learning disability; claims before December 2006 time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must reimburse $7,320 for private speech therapy; autism class placement for preschooler upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District missed first-grade child find and assessment deadlines; ordered to pay $2,500, provide speech therapy, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Lafayette School District v. StudentLafayette School District must pay half of parents' $4,800 IEE after unnecessarily delaying its response, and it may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified's offers of monthly resource consultation for a sixth grader's reading deficits denied FAPE; District's request for a FAPE ruling denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Merced Union High School DistrictMerced Union High School District prevails; ALJ finds parent understood the January 2009 IEP she signed and no pages were missing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified prevails on all claims; its 2006 offer of a special day class with mainstreaming provided FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified must fund 685 compensatory hours and an independent assessment over inadequate 2007-08 IEP goals; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 37 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. Shandon Joint Unified School DistrictShandon Joint Unified must fund a year at Beacon Day School, plus OT, PT, a new FAA and $4,112.44 in reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. St. Helena Unified School District (consolidated)St. Helena Unified must reimburse 25 percent of private school tuition, $6,236.03, over a Life Skills class placement; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School District et al.Murrieta Valley Unified must reinstate a student and expunge his expulsion after a flawed manifestation determination.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School District (consolidated)Salinas Union High must provide 450 minutes of missed speech therapy; its May 2008 IEP offered a FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sylvan Union School District (consolidated)Sylvan Union must provide two years of pragmatic speech services for failing to assess social language; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Merced Union High School DistrictMerced Union High School District prevails: student's shove of his aide was not a manifestation of his learning or speech disabilities.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montebello Unified School District et al.Montebello and Bellflower Unified must provide 210 hours of compensatory vocational services and 170 hours of toilet training; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 8 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified must reimburse $2,645 in tutoring costs for failing to timely review and revise a high schooler's outdated IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School District (consolidated)Sequoia Union High must reimburse $12,780 in private tuition for cancelling a 2006 IEP meeting; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 15 issues
- Student v. Bonsall Union School DistrictBonsall Union prevails on all eight claims; no reimbursement for The Winston School or Lindamood-Bell services.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. Camptonville Academy et al.Camptonville Academy unlawfully disenrolled a student with a learning disability; ALJ orders re-enrollment, assessments, and two years of daily tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails: settlement-funded Big Springs therapy was not a procedural violation and did not become stay put.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must pay $3,000 and fund 40 hours of clinic-based OT; placement and procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Oxnard Elementary School DistrictOxnard Elementary must provide 36 compensatory OT sessions and staff training for failing to assess motor deficits; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 26 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School District (consolidated)Fremont Unified must reimburse $24,260.50 for private preschool and ABA after failing to address a preschooler's behavior needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 23 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Reed Union School DistrictReed Union School District predetermined a student's placement and must train staff; ALJ upheld the Olive special day class offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund 30 missed Fast ForWord reading sessions for a graduated student; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must fund added speech therapy, transition support, and $5,337 in assessments; autism preschool placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District (consolidated)Baldwin Park Unified must fund an audiology assessment and compensatory services; its Canyon View School offer may start in fall 2009.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 17 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified provided FAPE on an integrated campus; guardian's requests for private school reimbursement and nonpublic placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency's out-of-state residential placement offer upheld; its failure to specify mental health services was harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Carlsbad Unified School DistrictCarlsbad Unified wins on all claims; parents' refusal to consent to reassessment excused the lack of new IEP offers.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 prevails: open IEP pending parents' choice of nonpublic school offered FAPE; no Bridges Academy reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District et al.Baldwin Park and Covina-Valley Unified prevail on all claims over auditory-verbal therapy, oral placement, and response to peer misconduct allegations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District must add IEP goals and a VI specialist in math and provide 50 compensatory hours to a blind student.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Chico Unified School DistrictChico Unified prevails after Student's father leaves hearing without offering evidence on IEE and records claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lawndale Elementary School District (consolidated)Lawndale Elementary must assess a student's elopement behavior and fund 20 speech therapy hours; its nonpublic school offer denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School District (captioned as "San Mateo Unified High School District") et al.San Mateo Union High School District must repay $40,861.60 for private high school; claim for residential drug treatment costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- 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. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools must fund an intensive one-to-one ABA program and repay $2,298.75 after refusing to discuss parents' placement request.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues
- Student v. San Miguel Joint Union School District (consolidated)San Miguel Joint Union must fund 12 months at Heartspring residential school after failing to deliver a settlement home ABA program.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (3 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. 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. Brea Olinda Unified School DistrictBrea Olinda Unified must amend its interim offer to sixth grade with speech and aide services; 2005 claims barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 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. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High must reimburse $27,800 for Orion Academy and fund a year of therapy; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails: no SIPT-certified assessor required, OT assistant at IEP proper, private OT evaluation not reimbursed.District prevailed on all issues
- 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)
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified must return a 17-year-old student to her placement after ALJ finds kicking incident was a manifestation of disability.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. West Covina Unified School DistrictWest Covina Unified must reimburse $43,197.50 for Stowell Learning Center services and transportation and fund independent AT and behavior assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 23 of 48 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $24,269.11 for Reading Learning Center services after speech, goal, ESY and LRE failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 16 issues (3 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. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary School District wins all four claims over a mental health referral that stalled because the parents kept the signed consent form.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified failed to implement a ninth grader's IEP and predetermined its offer; ordered to provide 60.5 hours and $1,685.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 14 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $79,641.20 for home ABA and a speech IEE after failing to reassess behavior in 2006.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- 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
- Student v. Garvey Elementary School DistrictGarvey Elementary must fund 85 hours of compensatory speech therapy, adopt four behavior goals, and provide a small-group aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 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. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents' request for Riverview residential school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified's autism kindergarten offer denied FAPE; district must fund the CARD in-home ABA program through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District v. StudentYucaipa-Calimesa's June 2007 IEP offer did not provide FAPE because it inaccurately described the new autism class.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alvord Unified School DistrictAlvord Unified denied FAPE with a non-comparable December 2007 interim placement and must provide 10 weeks of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Redlands Unified School DistrictRedlands Unified must fund 430 tutoring hours, 390 Lindamood-Bell hours, a year of in-home ABA, and an independent FAA after multiple FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Oxnard Union High School District et al.Oxnard Union High must remove student from special education after assessing her and implementing an IEP without her mother's consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Arcadia Unified School DistrictArcadia Unified did not have to provide the Brainfingers hands-free computer system to a 19-year-old student; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools denied FAPE for three years by implementing unsigned IEPs without seeking due process; daily tutoring ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of a behavior-focused campus denied FAPE to autistic student; home feeding program claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must fund 16 weeks of 30-hour-per-week in-home ABA for a preschooler with autism; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School District et al.Fremont Unified and Alameda County mental health must provide an OT assessment, tutoring, and counseling; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified and Riverside County Mental Health denied FAPE by failing to reassess student after hospitalization; behavior plan claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must provide 72 hours of tutoring for child find, assessment, and IEP failures; speech services claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 10 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. St. Helena Unified School DistrictSt. Helena Unified must fund Star Academy placement, an IEE, and mileage after flawed 2007-08 offers and August IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified's Head Start placement and 34-hour weekly behavior intervention offer for preschooler with autism upheld on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified denied FAPE by holding an IEP meeting without the parents after refusing to reschedule so their attorney could attend.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Juvenile Justice DivisionJuvenile Justice Division must provide a year of daily one-to-one instruction and weekly therapy for denying a FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Solana Beach School District (consolidated)Solana Beach School District must repay $6,100 in preschool tuition and provide an aide; SDC offer violated LRE requirements.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Orange County Department of Education prevail; Tesoro High special day class offered FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Modesto City Schools v. StudentModesto City Schools may not implement its May 2007 IEP over parent's objection and must hold a new IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Valley Center-Pauma Unified School DistrictValley Center-Pauma Unified predetermined placement and failed to provide FAPE; ordered to fund nonpublic school at TERI through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified must provide real-time captioning (CART) to a deaf ninth grader through 2008-2009; Student prevailed on both issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must assess a seventh grader and fund 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading after missing reading goals and procedural errors.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Soquel Union Elementary School DistrictSoquel Union Elementary must reimburse parents for driving their preschooler after dropping bus service without prior written notice; OT claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified must pay $1,500 for a private evaluation and fund a speech IEE after offering IEEs; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Franklin-McKinley Elementary School DistrictFranklin-McKinley Elementary must hold a transition IEP meeting with high school staff; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School District et al.Anaheim Union High and Orange County Health Care Agency prevail on all claims; no reimbursement for parents' Eagle Ranch residential placement.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. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails; ALJ finds it never offered Big Springs nonpublic school placement and did not predetermine its offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's IEPs denied FAPE over G-tube feeding and transition plan gaps; assessment upheld and most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- 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)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified's autism special day class offer provided FAPE; parents' request for home ABA reimbursement denied on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must complete mental health and behavior assessments and provide 250 tutoring hours after a flawed manifestation determination.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must reimburse $3,599.24 for Clarke School summer session after failing to offer 2005 ESY; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools must fund 200 Lindamood-Bell hours and reimburse $10,668.48 over missed reading assessment, missing goals, RSP services, and ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund up to 240 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading instruction; math, speech, writing, transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified loses its own case: the ALJ finds its September 2006 IEP denied FAPE and orders a new IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must provide 800 minutes of in-home speech therapy for delayed IEP implementation; district wins three other issues.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified may reassess a second grader without parental consent and implement its October 2006 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must provide a year of extra occupational therapy and all-day computer access; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 21 issues (3 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. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must provide a trained aide and transition plan for a preschooler with autism; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District prevails on all issues; ALJ denies reimbursement for a private evaluation and a parent-chosen ABA provider.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School DistrictBonsall Unified must pay $11,203, half the cost of a private aide and therapies, after predetermining an autistic student's IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA prevail on all claims involving a kindergartner with autism, including aide training and assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: father could not exit his eligible daughter from special education by revoking consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's triennial reassessment and 2006 IEP offer of resource math support upheld; district prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund speech and psychoeducational IEEs after delaying its own filing; unclear behavior goal denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School District (consolidated)Alameda Unified prevails on all issues; parents caused service gaps, and the Haight Elementary autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified must repay $6,000 in private school tuition and provide 20 hours of transition services; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must repay about $8,900 for a behavior camp, an assessment, and speech therapy, and must redo speech and OT assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must provide 36 hours of compensatory speech therapy; Los Angeles Unified prevails on nearly all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified'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. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must provide 22 hours of compensatory speech therapy; placement, records, and notice claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. 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. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified's eclectic autism preschool offer upheld; brief written-offer gaps on aide and parent training were curedSplit decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must restore nonpublic agency speech therapy for an autistic second grader; IEE-list claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to implement in-home DHH services, but no added compensatory education was ordered; eight claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Lynwood Unified School DistrictLynwood Unified prevails on all claims over assessments, speech services, a one-to-one aide, LRE, and Spanish IEP translations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny FAPE to a 21-year-old transfer student; the IEP delay came from the family's own inaction.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified must fund speech-language and occupational therapy IEEs; all claims challenging its preschool special day class offer denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 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
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of a special day class at Stoner Avenue Elementary upheld; parent's request for nonpublic school denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newark Unified School DistrictNewark Unified prevails on all assessment, FAPE and procedural claims brought by a 21-year-old with an intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified must fund six months of clinic-based OT for a late, flawed OT assessment; residential placement request denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues
- 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. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails on all claims over tutoring, behavior plan, and IEP procedures for a 10th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must provide 100 hours of compensatory ABA for a vendor's missed in-home hours; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School District et al.Colton Joint Unified and San Bernardino County Superintendent must provide 104 hours of assistive technology training; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 18 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; student's appeal of the decision preceding his expulsion denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High School District prevails on all issues; no private school reimbursement because no FAPE denial was found.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey Peninsula Unified prevails on all claims over vision assessment, child find, IEP implementation, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must provide 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading and added speech therapy after FAPE denials across four school years.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified prevails on all claims over a 2006 IEP meeting the parent skipped and its home-based summer ABA offer.District prevailed on all 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. Mojave Unified School DistrictMojave Unified prevails on all claims; failure to write up behavior assessment was a harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on every claim, including assessment, interpreter, ESY and compensatory education, brought by a parent without a lawyer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified must reimburse $20,489.58 for private reading clinic services after denying FAPE from kindergarten through third grade.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lucia Mar Unified School DistrictLucia Mar Unified offered a FAPE through its IEP goals and High Point reading program; all procedural claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Oakley Union Elementary School District et al.Oakley Union Elementary's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds no predetermination and no denial of parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School District et al.Elk Grove Unified must reimburse $8,564.67 for a private residential placement after failing to assess a student's mental health; county office prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must provide three months at Beacon Day School after denying FAPE during the 2004-2005 inclusion year.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 24 issues (3 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. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools prevails on all claims by a graduated student challenging assessments, IEPs, transition, and graduation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: delayed triennial IEP and disputed IEP copies did not deny a 20-year-old student FAPE.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
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse Prentice School tuition after failing for years to address a student's anxiety-based shut downs.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied $21,330 reimbursement for private Lindamood Bell reading program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by failing to provide RSP services and hold required IEP reviews; no additional compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues
- Student v. Upper Lake Union High School DistrictUpper Lake Union High School District owes a graduated student 27 hours of compensatory services; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for a fall 2005 private Lindamood-Bell clinic placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must complete six new assessments for a student with a learning disability; all claims against ABC Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame Elementary prevails on all three claims over a preschooler's orthopedic special day class, AAC services, and mainstreaming.District prevailed on all 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. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims over a 21-year-old's TRACE transition placement, services, and IEP implementation.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. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all claims over autism SDC program; Student's attorneys sanctioned $300 for a frivolous motion.District prevailed on all 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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (consolidated)Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all issues; 2005-2006 blended SDC offer upheld and Lindamood Bell reimbursement 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. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by refusing a one-to-one aide, but the ALJ upheld its behavior plan and awarded no remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- 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. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified denied FAPE for four high school years by not addressing auditory processing needs; compensatory services and reimbursement ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 10 issues
- 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. Byron Union School District et al. (consolidated)Byron Union School District's interim placement and IEP offers, including a separate Spectrum campus placement, upheld; all Student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District (consolidated)Glendale Unified prevails on academic, speech, IEE, and Lindamood-Bell claims; missed 2003 occupational therapy found but no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's assessments upheld and special day class offer found to provide FAPE; all student claims denied.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. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified's preschool special day class offer for a three-year-old with autism provided FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District et al.Orange Unified and Tustin Unified prevail on all 18 issues; ALJ rejects residential placement for student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Mount Diablo Unified School District v. StudentMount Diablo Unified's November 2005 kindergarten IEP offer for a five-year-old autistic student provided a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified prevails on all issues; parents' refusal to allow reassessment ended Student's FAPE entitlement from June 2005.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pomona Unified School DistrictPomona Unified offered FAPE to preschooler with autistic-like behaviors; requests for home ABA and IEE reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund intensive home and school behavior services for autistic first grader after aide failures and IEP team defect.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 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. Fullerton Joint Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Merced County Mental Health prevails: ending TBS aide did not deny FAPE, and mother must consent to records releases.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied a FAPE by dropping an effective behavior plan in March 2005 and must provide make-up tutoring and services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must pay $15,420 for private speech and occupational therapy and redo two assessments; tutoring claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 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. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and LA County Mental Health offered FAPE; parent's request for Illinois residential school funding denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Desert Sands and Riverside Unified prevail on all claims; family denied reimbursement for in-home ABA program and private evaluation.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. Encinitas Union School DistrictEncinitas Union agrees by consent decision that it denied FAPE and must reimburse parents $82,424 for private placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's 2005-2006 IEP offered FAPE; a brief general education teacher attendance lapse did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late IEP meeting did not deny FAPE, and nonpublic school placement was the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified violated child find from fall 2003 and denied FAPE; IEE, mental health referral, and up to 150 tutoring hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to fund Lindamood-Bell tutoring for an adult student at a nonpublic school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $12,306.25 for in-home ABA plus weekly private speech therapy; autism SDC offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Tehachapi Unified's finding that a student's fights were not a manifestation of his disability; expulsion may proceed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Ana Unified School DistrictSanta Ana Unified prevails on every claim as ALJ upholds the 2003 exit of a student from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $2,200 for two independent assessments; all other FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's 2005-06, ESY and extended-ESY offers for an autistic student upheld as a FAPE.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. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by never assessing student's behavior; ALJ orders 300 tutoring hours, independent FAA, $2,500 reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Kern High School DistrictKern High School District must hold an IEP meeting on attendance and vocational plan; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District et al.Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse up to $4,500 for an independent evaluation; all claims against Orange Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 20 issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's 2005 ESY and 2005-2006 offers provided FAPE; district may assess without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified offered FAPE to a high school student with ADHD; parents' assessment, participation, and reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School District (consolidated)Centralia Elementary School District prevails on all claims; no reimbursement for flawed private speech evaluation or therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pomona Unified School DistrictPomona Unified's offer of a special day class for a student with a cochlear implant was a FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District v. StudentSan Luis Coastal Unified offered a FAPE for 2005-2006; Lindamood-Bell, IEE reimbursement, and compensatory education requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide six months of compensatory vocational services and issue a diploma after delayed assessments and graduation planning.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's offers for 2004-2005, ESY 2005, and 2005-2006 are upheld as providing a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied FAPE to a private-school student with autism and must fund compensatory speech therapy, an aide, and $850 for tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified did not owe a transfer student services under an exited LAUSD IEP; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District must keep funding a student's Frostig nonpublic school placement after failing to justify a move to public high school.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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)
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified must conduct a behavioral assessment and provide direct OT after delayed OT assessment; OT offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District (consolidated)San Ramon Valley Unified's 2005-06 IEP offer for an autistic 11th grader upheld; parent's stay put motions denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District v. StudentPajaro Valley Unified must fund an IEE because it did not prove it included the parent in the eligibility decision.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must provide 185 compensatory hours and YES program enrollment; tutoring and evaluation-review claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails on all five claims; ALJ declines bad-faith sanctions because a teacher's signature was falsely affixed to the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must expunge an assessment done with only one parent's consent when a joint custody order required both.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District (consolidated)Compton Unified violated child find from November 2003; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and counseling but denies private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may assess student without parent consent; all ten of the student's FAPE claims denied.District prevailed on all issues