OAH Special Education Decisions on Implementation
435 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 27, split in 254, district prevailed on all issues in 154.
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- Student v. Earlimart School District (consolidated)Earlimart School District must provide 366 compensatory hours and reimburse $4,218.22 after failing to offer adequate goals and behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 30 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District did not deny FAPE by ending a 22-year-old's services June 30 despite the IEP's July date.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. 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. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds an eighth grader's planned assault was not caused by his ADHD.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. 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. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied a nonverbal preschooler with autism a FAPE through assessment, ESY, speech and AAC delays; Student prevailed on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Stockton Unified School District (consolidated)Stockton Unified may exit student from special education but owes one hour of make-up speech therapy for May 2025.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a graduated student with autism; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. 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. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Manhattan Beach Unified's finding that a student's bringing a gun to school was not a manifestation of his autism.District prevailed on all 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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictALJ responds to federal court remand, explaining why Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified materially failed to implement IEP during pandemic closure.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Santa Rosa Academy Charter School (consolidated)Santa Rosa Academy Charter School must provide counseling, social skills training, and $12,250 in behavior services; settlement claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 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. Monrovia Unified School District (consolidated)Monrovia Unified denied FAPE by not offering social skills training and must fund up to $3,200 in PEERS sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. 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. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must reimburse up to $24,695 for a parent's residential placement after delaying placement for a student in crisis.Student 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. 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. Kern High School DistrictKern High School District's finding that a student's false 911 shooter call was not disability-related is upheld; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 18 hours of compensatory services for failing to implement a student's behavior intervention services.Student 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. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails; manifestation team need not decide IEP implementation question once it finds conduct disability-related.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. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified did not have to provide summer 2023 ESY at a private school under a 2022 IEP amendment.District 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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified must provide 512 hours of tutoring for cutting IEP services during COVID-19; one claim undecided, others denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified prevails on all claims involving COVID-era distance learning, aide, therapy services, ESY, and IEP predetermination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aspire Public Schools et al.Aspire charter schools must train IEP staff after missing the start-of-year IEP deadline; 25 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 27 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied FAPE by delaying a student's assessment and IEP, but no remedy was ordered because make-up services were already provided.Student prevailed on all 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
- 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. Manteca Unified School District et al.Stockton Unified and Manteca Unified prevail on all 21 claims about distance learning and two preschool and kindergarten IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High wrongly found an eighth grader's off-campus assault unrelated to his ADHD; ALJ orders him returned to his middle school.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must reimburse up to $12,560 for Lindamood-Bell and provide 7 speech hours; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; no duty to offer FAPE while parents privately placed student out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified prevails on all nine claims by student with Rett syndrome; earlier settlement barred claims through April 23, 2021.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to deliver counseling during distance learning, but earlier make-up minutes sufficed; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund staff training after denying return transportation from a community-based instruction trip; two other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 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. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools prevails on all 16 student claims; ALJ denies district's request to have its chosen assessor's evaluation count as an IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Student v. 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 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. Atascadero Unified School DistrictAtascadero Unified's manifestation determination upheld; student's aggression toward a teacher was found planned and not caused by IEP lapses.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 38 compensatory hours for IEP services missed in spring 2020 distance learning; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 19 claims about COVID-19 distance learning, IEP goals, services, placement, and records.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Gatos-Saratoga Union High School DistrictLos Gatos-Saratoga Union High School District did not have to provide extended school year under a prior district's 2017 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School DistrictCentralia Elementary must provide 262 hours of tutoring and staff training; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund two years at Perkins School for the Blind after denying a blind student FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Whittier Union High School District (consolidated)Whittier Union must fund 113 compensatory hours and independent evaluations for late assessments and distance-learning lapses; nonpublic school claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lammersville Unified School District (consolidated)Lammersville Unified must fund 127.5 hours of reading instruction and repay $1,800; its October 2021 IEP is upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 15 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School DistrictRocklin Unified denied FAPE by not following a student's seizure health plan; ALJ orders 60 compensatory hours and staff training.Student prevailed on all 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. Hesperia Unified School DistrictHesperia Unified did not deny FAPE by moving a high schooler's IEP services to distance learning during COVID-19.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 93.5 compensatory service hours, plus one-to-one aide support, for COVID distance-learning failures; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must provide 211 compensatory hours and staff training for distance learning failures and missing occupational therapy consultation.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund two private evaluations and up to $19,000 in compensatory services; claims before April 2019 time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 22 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified missed speech and OT services during distance learning, but its make-up offer meant no further remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 14 issues
- Student v. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 220 compensatory hours and goal-writing training for distance-learning FAPE denials; several claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High wins: ALJ finds district fully implemented settled IEP during student's summer school session.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. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 455 hours of compensatory services for distance-learning failures in aide, academic, and speech services.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 23 issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District owes 58 hours of compensatory services for three-week COVID closure; distance learning claims otherwise denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District prevails on all claims, including Seaside Prep placement offer and speech services implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District prevails on all five distance-learning claims brought by a ninth grader with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School District (consolidated)Los Alamitos Unified must fund five IEEs and 90 compensatory hours after late assessments and spring 2020 service gaps.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Bonita Unified School District (consolidated)Bonita Unified's triennial IEP offered a FAPE, but its distance learning denied FAPE; up to $18,000 in compensatory services ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Mariposa County Unified School District et al.Mariposa County Unified and Sierra Foothill Charter win every claim over a seventh grader's COVID-delayed initial IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must provide 21.25 hours of instruction for specialized academic instruction missed in spring 2020 distance learning; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must provide 80 compensatory hours for gaps in services after the 2020 COVID closure; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified denied FAPE through flawed behavior assessments, plans, and missing math goal; ordered 41 hours of instruction and expert observation.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 17 issues
- Student v. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund an independent vision and orientation and mobility assessment of up to $6,000; psychoeducational and implementation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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. 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. Santa Paula Unified School DistrictSanta Paula Unified's manifestation determination reversed because the team considered only the student's learning disability label and skipped the implementation question.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictOn remand, Manhattan Beach Unified must reimburse parents $8,314.89 for nonpublic school tuition and residential-placement travel costs.Student prevailed on all 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. 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. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must fund two years of Pivotal Response Training after an aide used aversive techniques on a studentSplit decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Lompoc Unified School District (consolidated)Lompoc Unified denied FAPE through inadequate behavior supports, a flawed speech assessment, and an involuntary transfer; 240 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails on all claims by a 22-year-old with intellectual disability over his program, transition plan, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on placement, communication services, ESY device, and training claims for 18-year-old student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District must fund a speech IEE and train staff on behavior after a late behavior assessment and an ignored IEE request.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. 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. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must reimburse $1,070 for missed specialized academic instruction after a private preschool barred district staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Southern Kern Unified School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified must fund 190 hours of speech, therapy, and academic support after delayed speech and mental health assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 34 issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified failed to implement a student's test-correction accommodations in pre-calculus and must regrade her work and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified must reimburse $728 for summer 2017 tutoring after denying ESY; all other claims, including the NewBridge placement request, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 23 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. 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. 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. 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. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must provide door-adjacent curb-to-curb transportation inside a gated complex and reimburse the family's mileage.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. 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. 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)
- Student v. Gilroy Unified School DistrictGilroy Unified must reimburse $406.50 for a second parent's plane ticket under an IEP travel agreement; toll fee claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. 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. Greenfield Union School DistrictGreenfield Union School District prevails on all four claims over a three-day exclusion, eligibility listing, transportation, and daily notes.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District owes nearly 500 hours of compensatory services for undisclosed physical holds at a nonpublic school.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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. 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. Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame Elementary must reimburse $426.96 in preschool transportation costs; speech-services and most procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's manifestation determination is reversed and the expulsion rescinded; the claim that missed counseling caused the conduct is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Southern Kern Unified School DistrictSouthern Kern Unified's manifestation determination reversed; expelled fifth grader with ADHD and emotional disturbance must be reinstated.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified shows a second grader's Sequoia placement is dangerous, but the ALJ rejects both proposed interim special day classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District did not refuse transportation to a Woodside High School placement; student's sole claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified did not deny FAPE by giving a French immersion student English-speaking behavior aides; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. 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. 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. 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. Liberty Union High School DistrictLiberty Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds campus fight not caused by ADHD or unimplemented behavior plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails; parent did not prove missed assistive technology services or a deficient speech and language assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District did not deny a kindergartner with autism a FAPE through bullying; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified provided safe, suitable bus transportation; ALJ denies parent's request for door-to-door minivan service.District 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. Vacaville Unified School DistrictVacaville Unified must provide communication devices, 79.5 hours of AAC services, and $1,597.13; the speech-provider claim is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails on all claims over SLD eligibility, reading methodology, assistive technology, and a one-to-one aide.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied FAPE by lacking a behavior plan and missing IEP instruction; behavior assessment ordered, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- 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. 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. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails: Parent's signed acceptance of a one-page settlement offer letter did not create an enforceable settlement agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims over assessments, aides, behavior services, and assistive technology for student with intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. Castro Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Castro Valley Unified must reimburse $23,841.96 of private boarding school costs; ALJ finds residential placement was not needed.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- 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)
- 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. 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. 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. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $22,693.25 for ignoring an assessment request and not implementing a reading programSplit decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 25 hours of make-up home instruction after leaving medically fragile student without a teacher; placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- 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. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide 32 hours of compensatory instruction for missed placement and summer days; transportation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an IEE, 360 compensatory hours, and $3,600 for an honors graduate who lacked basic skills.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Twin Rivers Unified School District (consolidated)Twin Rivers Unified must provide 34 hours of compensatory behavior services; its special day class offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 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. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified correctly found a student's firecracker conduct was not a manifestation of his ADHD; his challenge was denied.District 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. 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. 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
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Yuba City Unified and Sutter County schools prevail; parent cannot choose the nurse who provides a student's IEP nursing services.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. Rim of the World Unified School DistrictRim of the World Unified must provide 450 minutes of make-up speech therapy; claims for male aide and mountain bike aide denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified prevails on all claims over aide type, aide implementation, homework support, speech services, and LRE.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. 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. 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)
- 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. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary must fund 72 hours of reading tutoring for a child find delay; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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. 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. 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. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails on all speech and language claims for a nonverbal 19-year-old at a nonpublic school.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
- 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. New Haven Unified School DistrictALJ upholds New Haven Unified's finding that a student's assault on a principal was not a manifestation of her ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified's blended special day class and general education middle school placement upheld; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictALJ reverses Temecula Valley Unified's manifestation determination and orders the District to reinstate a student with autism facing expulsion.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. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified prevails on all claims that it failed to implement a nonverbal autistic student's IEP after a settlement.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. 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims as the ALJ upholds moving a 20-year-old to its adult transition program.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. 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. Lucia Mar Unified School District (consolidated)Lucia Mar Unified prevails on all issues; its February 2012 IEP, with special day class and revised behavior plan, offered FAPE.District 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Oceanside Unified School DistrictOceanside Unified's two-hour bus ride to a settlement-funded private school did not deny an autistic student a FAPE.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. Marin County Mental Health Youth and Family ServicesMarin County Mental Health must fund $41,760 in mental health services for failing to provide adequate goals and counseling.Student prevailed on all 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. Horizon Instructional Systems Charter SchoolHorizon Instructional Systems Charter School denied a student with autism FAPE through deficient transition plans; ALJ orders an assessment, a mobility guide and a job coach.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lincoln Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Lincoln Unified's finding that a student's threats against a librarian were not a manifestation of his learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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)
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide compensatory aide and speech services for missing aides during two ESY summers; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- 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. 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. 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. 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
- 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)
- Bakersfield City School District v. StudentBakersfield City School District offered FAPE, including SEAL Center placement, and may reassess the student without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified must provide 36 hours of after-school services because pulling Student from class for speech therapy denied FAPE; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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
- 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. 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. 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified denied a FAPE during a 22-day disciplinary removal, but the ALJ denies compensatory education on remand.District prevailed on all 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny FAPE when a parent refused the assigned home instruction teacher; all claims denied.District 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not materially fail to deliver an autistic first grader's IEP services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a home ABA program and repay over $16,000 after failing to assess a preschooler for autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 17 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must provide compensatory PT, adaptive PE and AT consultation for implementation failures; stay put and assessment claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied FAPE to a preschooler by pulling her assigned adult assistant and then dropping that support from her IEP.Student 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. 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. 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. Vallejo City Unified School District et al.Vallejo City Unified and Mare Island Technology Academy prevail; sixth grader's curriculum and speech therapy claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's finding that a ninth grader's sharing of prescription pills was not a manifestation of his disability is upheld.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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 5.5 hours of missed speech therapy; settlement-services and behavior-aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified's finding that an 18-year-old's threats against football coaches were not a manifestation of his disability upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Bakersfield City School DistrictBakersfield City School District must revise a BIP and give 12 months of social skills training; claim to bring dog to school denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School DistrictWalnut Valley Unified prevails on all claims; special day class placement and speech and OT services upheld for student with autism.District prevailed on all 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. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails: the IEP did not promise home hospital instruction, and the parent never signed the math placement change.District prevailed on all 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. 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. San Bruno Park School DistrictSan Bruno Park School District must provide 202 compensatory hours for failing to implement an autistic student's BIP, speech, and APE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims over a middle schooler's full-inclusion placement, aide supervision and health needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School DistrictPleasanton Unified prevails on all six claims; autistic student's communication-disorder class met his needs without an aide or more ABA.District prevailed on all 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse a parent $116.16 in transportation mileage; claims about hearing tests, speech, phonics, and one-to-one instruction denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's school bus with a one-on-one aide was appropriate transportation; parent's request for taxi transportation denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents' request for Riverview residential school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health et al.Los Angeles County DMH and Palmdale School District prevail; late AB 3632 mental health referral did not deny FAPE.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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. San Joaquin County Office of Education et al.San Joaquin County Office of Education must provide 18 hours of compensatory speech therapy; aide, OT, and Ripon Unified claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse a Lindamood-Bell IEE and fund a vocational assessment and 10 tutoring hours; reading-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District et al.Pleasanton Unified must reimburse $35,050 in residential placement costs after delaying a student's mental health assessment, referral, and IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- 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. 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
- 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. 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. Palmdale Elementary School DistrictPalmdale Elementary must provide stipulated compensatory OT and speech therapy; staff training, placement, and other compensatory claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 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. 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. 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. 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. Rio Linda Union School District et al.Rio Linda Union and Grant Joint Union High prevail on all claims; ALJ finds missed speech sessions but orders no compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palmdale Elementary School DistrictPalmdale Elementary must provide eight hours of compensatory OT and speech therapy for a September 2006 service gap; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- 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. Moreland School DistrictMoreland School District prevails; transfer student not entitled to two hours of daily one-to-one tutoring by a certificated teacher.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified offered a FAPE through its adult transition program, and it provided one in 2005-2006; all of the parents' claims were denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails on all claims over tutoring, behavior plan, and IEP procedures for a 10th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must conduct a functional analysis assessment after failing to monitor an ABA agency that tolerated aversive interventions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- 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. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on all claims over third grader's multi-teacher class placement and social skills group timing.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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Pleasanton Unified School District et al.Pleasanton and Dublin Unified prevail in expedited case: threat to shoot a classmate was not a manifestation of disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified prevails on all claims; no FAPE denial for dyslexic student and no Valley Oaks reimbursement.District prevailed on all 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
- 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. Modesto City SchoolsModesto City Schools must reimburse $2,000 for tutoring it agreed to but never provided; claim for 10th-grade tutoring denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- 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. 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
- 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. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified's manifestation determination overturned because the district failed to provide the anger-management counseling in the student's IEP.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified prevails on ABA, LRE, and therapy claims; brief stay-put gap found, with reimbursement per stipulation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified denied FAPE by narrowing occupational therapy and must reimburse private OT services, reassess, and rewrite goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District wins all claims by a seventh grader with a learning disability over reevaluation, IQ testing, and discipline placement.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. 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. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified denied FAPE to a deaf-blind student by not implementing his IEP; assessment reimbursement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 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. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must immediately implement a deaf-blind student's May 2005 IEP and assess him to set compensatory education.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified did not owe a transfer student services under an exited LAUSD IEP; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al.Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified and San Bernardino County mental health may not fund a for-profit Utah residential placement; petition denied.District 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. East Whittier City Elementary School DistrictEast Whittier City Elementary must reimburse $300 for missed speech therapy, but its reduced speech offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund Julia Ann Singer nonpublic school placement and repay scholarship after denying preschooler FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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