OAH Special Education Decisions on Independent educational evaluation (IEE)
468 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 43, split in 207, district prevailed on all issues in 218.
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- Student v. Vista Oaks Charter SchoolVista Oaks Charter School prevails on all five claims, including child find, autism eligibility, assessment, and IEE requests.District prevailed on all issues
- Kings River Union Elementary School District v. StudentKings River Union Elementary need not fund IEEs; ALJ finds its May 2026 multidisciplinary assessment legally appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Walnut Valley Unified must fund four IEEs and translate an assessment report into Mandarin; most of the parent's claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $59,240 and fund three IEEs for a student who communicates only by eye-gaze device.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 19 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Walnut Creek Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Creek Unified's functional behavior assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent behavior evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified wins assessment and IEE claims after student moved out of district before the deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Petaluma City Schools v. StudentPetaluma City Schools' psychoeducational, speech-language, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after its assessment of a first grader was found incomplete.Student 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. San Benito High School District (consolidated)San Benito High School District wins all four issues and need not fund IEEs after parents proposed unreachable, distant assessors.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. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ again finds Escondido Union High's psychoeducational and speech assessments deficient; earlier rulings and remedies for Student stand.Student prevailed on all issues
- Glendale Unified School District v. StudentGlendale Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student not entitled to an independent evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must fund 87 hours of instruction and an independent behavior assessment; nonpublic school placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent evaluation for a second grader with ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified denied FAPE by not changing placement in April 2025; ordered to fund 30 BCBA hours, residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism with a regular diploma and ended services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse part of 2023-2024 private school tuition and transportation for a late IEP offer; 15 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified properly found a third grader with autism and ADHD diagnoses ineligible for special education; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified prevails on all claims; settlement waivers bar claims before October 2024 and nonpublic school placement upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must treat student with ADHD as eligible, reimburse $4,300 and fund 100 compensatory hours after biased assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its assessment was legally compliant.Student prevailed on all issues
- Whittier Union High School District v. StudentWhittier Union High School District need not fund independent evaluations; its multidisciplinary and assistive technology assessments were appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified owes 20 hours of attention and executive functioning services; tuition denied for lack of notice and Kentucky residency.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 71 issues
- Student v. Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopol Independent Charter prevails on all 35 issues over autism eligibility and dyslexia services; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all three claims over speech services, school records, and an independent psychoeducational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School District (consolidated)Mill Valley School District must fund occupational therapy and pragmatic language IEEs; Compass placement offer upheld and all other Student claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High prevails on all claims after parents limited records access needed to plan behavior and mental health supports.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified violated IEE fund-or-file rule, but no FAPE denial found; independent evaluations not ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund 25 hours of compensatory instruction for missing goals; Prentice School reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must fund 375 compensatory hours and two IEEs after failing a hard-of-hearing student on instruction and LRE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Selma Unified School District v. StudentSelma Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student is not entitled to an independent educational evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Mendocino Unified School District v. StudentMendocino Unified must fund an independent speech and language evaluation after failing to prove its triennial assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified need not fund three IEEs and may implement its special day class IEP offer without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District prevails; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE for not offering one-to-one ABA instruction.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $5,025 in private school tuition and fund 10 counseling hours; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Del Norte County Unified School District v. StudentDel Norte County Unified's preschool functional behavior assessment upheld; no independent evaluation at public expense ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern High School District (consolidated)Kern High School District may exit a 16-year-old from special education without parent consent; its assessments were upheld and no IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Palm Springs Unified School District v. StudentPalm Springs Unified need not fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation; ALJ finds its May 2024 assessment legally compliant.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paramount Unified School DistrictParamount Unified prevails on all ten claims over its June 2024 IEP; the ALJ upholds reassessment before changing services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasanton Unified School District (consolidated)Pleasanton Unified must restore student to special education and fund a psychoeducational IEE after an eligibility exit based on a flawed assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all 15 claims about assessments, goals, services, and placement for third grader with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified prevails on all decided issues and all of Student's claims for relief are denied; late assessments were procedural violations that did not deny FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its 2023 reevaluation was appropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)Escondido Union High must fund Winston School tuition and independent evaluations after its assessments and IEP offer were found inadequate.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Alhambra Unified School District v. StudentAlhambra Unified need not fund three IEEs; ALJ finds its speech, OT, and behavior assessments legally compliant.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified ordered to fund 1,124.5 compensatory hours and train staff after failing to address a student's two-year school refusal.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Madera Unified School District (consolidated)Madera Unified must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after unnecessarily delaying its due process filing; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary's occupational therapy assessment upheld, so no IEE at public expense; the district must correct errors in the report.District prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster School District v. StudentLancaster School District need not fund behavior and assistive technology IEEs; ALJ orders correction of an assessment report error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $47,232 in residential school education costs and fund 70 counseling hours; residential treatment was not required.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 24 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified denied FAPE for two years by not addressing a student's school refusal; remedies hearing set.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified wrongly stopped serving an adult student who moved out of state; must fund driver's training and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Alpine Union School DistrictAlpine Union must provide 280 minutes of make-up occupational therapy; ALJ denies all other claims, including private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund independent evaluations in speech, math, or cognition.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonita Unified School District (consolidated)Bonita Unified's 2022 psychoeducational and speech-language assessments upheld; parent's requests for independent evaluations at public expense denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's speech, adapted PE, physical therapy, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Elementary School DistrictVictor Elementary School District's offer of a county autism class upheld; parent's placement, aide, and IEE claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aspire Public Schools et al.Aspire charter schools must train IEP staff after missing the start-of-year IEP deadline; 25 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 27 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified must fund independent speech and occupational therapy assessments it never completed; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. 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
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica-Malibu Unified proves its psychoeducational assessment was appropriate and need not fund a neuropsychological IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School District (consolidated)Mt. Diablo Unified owes nine hours of compensatory education and $100 for a heated lunchbox; may conduct feeding assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues
- Student v. Granite Mountain Charter SchoolGranite Mountain Charter School prevails on all claims, including IEE requests and therapist supervision; one claim dismissed with prejudice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified prevails on all claims; exit from special education upheld and March 2022 behavior assessment found appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified's initial assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's IEE cost caps upheld; district need not fund parents' chosen evaluator for psychoeducational and transition IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- San Jose Unified School District v. StudentSan Jose Unified must fund a bilingual independent psychoeducational evaluation after giving a Spanish-speaking parent an English-only assessment plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; no duty to offer FAPE while parents privately placed student out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School District (consolidated)Corona-Norco Unified cannot move autistic seventh grader to Life Skills class over parent objection; must reconvene IEP within 30 days.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $124,000 for an IEE and Alpine Academy residential placement after a child find failure.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Student v. 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
- Charter Oak Unified School District v. StudentCharter Oak Unified's April 2022 initial multidisciplinary assessment upheld; district need not fund independent educational evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified missed child find for gifted eighth grader, but student was ineligible; IEE denied and no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified's psychoeducational and academic assessments were appropriate; district need not fund independent evaluations for graduating senior.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kentfield School DistrictKentfield School District did not deny FAPE by finding an eighth grader ineligible for special education; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified wrongly found student ineligible for special education and must reimburse $35,920 plus mileage and fund staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Cabrillo Point Academy v. StudentCabrillo Point Academy's psychoeducational assessment upheld; the charter school does not have to fund an independent evaluation, including audiology or optometry testing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District cannot implement its December 2021 IEP; it must fund therapy hours, a physical therapy IEE, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues
- Student v. 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
- Ventura Unified School District v. StudentVentura Unified may exit a 12-year-old student from special education without parental consent; IEE issue dismissed after withdrawal.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union's triennial psychoeducational assessment held legally compliant; parent's request for a publicly funded independent evaluation denied.District prevailed on all 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. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $51,143 in Prentice School costs for failing to file for due process; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 29 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Conejo Valley Unified prevails on all claims; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE is owed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. 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. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified improperly exited a student from special education without reassessing; it must provide 35 hours of instruction, and most other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 40 issues
- Student v. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund four IEEs after failing to file for hearing or respond; vision cost cap upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 39 compensatory hours for missed distance-learning aide support; six other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must fund 428 compensatory hours and IEEs after COVID-era failures to serve a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Guadalupe Union School District (consolidated)Guadalupe Union prevails on all claims; triennial assessment upheld and late annual IEP held a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union must provide 211.5 compensatory hours for assessment failures; its behavior assessment and IEP offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified prevails on all seven claims; OAH refuses to enforce the parties' private tolling agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Charter Oak Unified School DistrictCharter Oak Unified must fund 35 hours of ABA after failing to offer an IEP or comparable services at age three.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School District (consolidated)San Jose Unified must fund an independent behavior assessment; ALJ finds no FAPE denial on Student's two claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Pacific Charter Institute et al. (consolidated)Pacific Charter Institute and Valley View Charter Prep must pay $8,350 for an independent evaluation after a 10-month delay.Student prevailed on all issues
- Alameda Unified School District v. StudentAlameda Unified properly refused to fund an IEE by a clinical neuropsychologist who did not meet SELPA evaluator criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Western Placer Unified School District v. StudentWestern Placer Unified's initial multidisciplinary assessment of a preschooler upheld; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District (consolidated)Upland Unified wins every decided issue; adult student's eligibility lapsed after mother withheld triennial consent; two district claims not reached.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational reassessment found appropriate; parent not entitled to a publicly funded IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund adapted physical education and assistive technology IEEs and maintain speech therapy; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified prevails on all four issues; ALJ upholds February 2020 IEP and intellectual development assessment, denies IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2019 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- 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
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified must fund an independent functional vision assessment after failing to prove it used a valid assessment plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; student succeeding in general education was properly found ineligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must reimburse about $50,207 for a year of private school after skipping an annual IEP; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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
- Westminster School District v. StudentWestminster School District's 2020 triennial reassessment upheld; kindergartner not entitled to four independent evaluations at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its assessments were appropriate.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's speech-language and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded independent evaluations denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District v. StudentMonterey Peninsula Unified loses bid to defend its psychoeducational assessment and must fund an independent evaluation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. McCabe Union Elementary School District (consolidated)McCabe Union Elementary must reimburse a $4,778.96 IEE and fund compensatory services after wrongly finding a student with ADHD ineligible.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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
- Colton Unified School District v. StudentColton Unified's triennial assessments and general education IEP offer upheld; parent's requests for three IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Colton Unified School District v. StudentColton Unified's triennial assessments were appropriate and its general education IEP offered FAPE; no IEEs at public expense.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
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified's academic assessment is upheld with no IEE owed, and Irvine may assess without consent if the parent wants special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; no reimbursement owed for Westmark School tuition or a private psychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails on every issue; its 2018 assessment stands and it owes no independent neuropsychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alta Loma School DistrictAlta Loma School District's 84-day delay in filing over a visual processing IEE denied FAPE; only a staff memo ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational and occupational therapy assessments were appropriate; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2018 speech and language assessment was appropriate; parent's request for a publicly funded IEE denied.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. Lompoc Unified School District (consolidated)Lompoc Unified denied FAPE by failing to assess a struggling ninth grader; ordered to assess and train staff, IEE claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Escondido Union School DistrictEscondido Union must reimburse $3,500 for an independent psychoeducational evaluation after a federal court found a delayed autism assessment; training denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aveson Global Leadership Academy (consolidated)Aveson Global Leadership Academy must repay $32,613 in nonpublic school tuition and therapy, plus mileage, over child find delays and missing behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's 2018 triennial assessments were appropriate; 20-year-old student with autism denied publicly funded IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund three independent evaluations and 120 hours of tutoring for failing to assess a student in speech, behavior and mental health and failing to address his school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund 174 hours of dyslexia reading instruction, 100 transition hours, and two assessments for an 18-year-old senior.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 34 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified did not deny FAPE to student seeking TBI eligibility; district's request to defend court-ordered assessment also denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified must reimburse half of Winston School tuition and fund IEEs; award cut for Parents' refusal of reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Middletown Unified School District (consolidated)Middletown Unified must reimburse Anova private school costs and fund more placement; its cognitive and academic assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues
- East Side Union High School District v. StudentEast Side Union High School District may exit a high-achieving junior from special education; its assessments were upheld and IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union wins on both issues: its psychoeducational assessment stands without an IEE, and its IEP may be implemented.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified must reimburse partial Winston School tuition and fund a psychoeducational IEE after a late reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified's psychoeducational, behavior, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs in those areas.District prevailed on all issues
- Sonoma Valley Unified School District v. StudentSonoma Valley Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and academic evaluations after failing to prove parents consented to its assessments.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified prevails on assessment, dyslexia, ESY, and IEP-timing claims; psychoeducational IEE issue dismissed under prior settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all issues: 2016 autism assessment upheld, no IEE, and manifestation review without parents allowed.District prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; district need not fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund six IEEs, 52 hours of instruction, and private school tuition after ignoring a prior OAH order.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all claims; move of autistic seven-year-old to moderate/severe special day class upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's 2017 triennial assessments were appropriate, so the student gets no publicly funded IEEs; parent did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's April 2018 academic and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified need not fund independent evaluations after the student moved away one week after requesting them; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified improperly exited a student from special education and must reimburse $13,350 for an IEE and private school.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. 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)
- Redondo Beach Unified School District v. StudentRedondo Beach Unified's 2017 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union High School District prevails; ALJ rejects 22-year-old's claim for an hour of daily speech therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Campbell Union High School District v. StudentCampbell Union High School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after failing to prove its 2017 assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- La Canada Unified School District v. StudentLa Canada Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs; the ALJ upheld its occupational therapy assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified must fund a psychoeducational IEE, restore speech eligibility and services, and provide 27 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified must reimburse $45,221.75 plus further tuition until the next annual IEP for a student's unmet mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified wins on all issues and may implement a ninth grader's February 2018 IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Elk Grove Unified School District v. StudentElk Grove Unified's behavior, occupational therapy and speech assessments were appropriate, so the district does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary School District need not fund speech or psychoeducational IEEs and may exit first grader from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego County Office of Education did not have to offer residential treatment to a student leaving juvenile detention.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dublin Unified School District (consolidated)Dublin Unified wins on all issues: triennial assessment appropriate, intellectual disability eligibility upheld, and special day class offer provides FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified proves its occupational therapy and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; parent's requests for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must fund an independent FBA, an expert observation, and $1,100; most of the student's claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District (consolidated)Tustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld with no IEE owed; Student's challenges to IEP goals and general education placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School District (consolidated)Benicia Unified lawfully graduated a 21-year-old with a regular diploma; ALJ denies all of Student's claims despite a late annual IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Colton Joint Unified School DistrictColton Joint Unified must provide a shadow aide, new IEEs, and staff training over bullying and delayed IEE review.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 22 issues
- Student v. Templeton Unified School DistrictTempleton Unified must pay for an independent functional behavior assessment after withdrawing its case; its own assessment was found inappropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified's 2016 psycho-educational evaluation upheld; parent not entitled to a publicly funded IEE despite a late IEP meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District must fund an independent occupational therapy assessment; its psychoeducational and speech assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Burlingame Elementary School DistrictBurlingame Elementary must reimburse $426.96 in preschool transportation costs; speech-services and most procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $42,990 in private school tuition after delaying assessment and wrongly finding a high-achieving student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified proves its psychoeducational, occupational therapy, and behavior assessments appropriate; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Orinda Union School District v. StudentOrinda Union's mental health assessment was appropriate; family is not entitled to an independent assessment at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs and train staff after a deficient triennial reevaluation.Student prevailed in part
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified's five assessments upheld as appropriate; guardians not entitled to independent evaluations at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos must reimburse $33,359.25 for an IEE, private school, tutoring and therapy; a federal court later vacated the decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must reimburse about $33,000 for an IEE, private school, counseling and tutoring after overly narrow assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District et al.San Diego Unified's $900 speech IEE cost cap was too low; district must fund a $1,500 IEE, but County prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School District (consolidated)Alhambra Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ upholds its non-diploma functional program offer and its speech and OT assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy prevail on all claims over assistive technology, behavior assessment, and IEP participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified must reimburse $704.06 and train staff over a delayed assessment and missing prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Tracy Unified School District v. StudentTracy Unified must fund an independent psycho-educational evaluation after its triennial assessment was found legally deficient.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2016 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; District need not fund independent psychoeducational and academic evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld, but its late speech-language assessment means it must fund a speech-language IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Castro Valley Unified School District v. StudentCastro Valley Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs; its academic assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified must fund a psychoeducational IEE and reimburse Prentice School tuition; April 2015 IEP and bullying claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified must fund an independent multidisciplinary evaluation after its flawed May 2016 initial assessment.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Benicia Unified School DistrictBenicia Unified unlawfully graduated a certificate-track student without notice; it must restore Bridge program hours and pay $11,325 for IEEs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified must fund an independent evaluation because its assessment was flawed and it shut Mother out of the review meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Mateo-Foster City School District v. StudentSan Mateo-Foster City School District proves its psycho-educational and speech-language assessments were appropriate; no publicly funded IEEs owed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified violated child find for a student who stutters and must fund an IEE and 176 therapy hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all claims; it did not have to write behavior or transition plans for a privately placed student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified owes 69 compensatory hours for skipping a behavior assessment and ending speech services; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 31 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sweetwater Union High School District (consolidated)Sweetwater Union High must fund three IEEs after a review-only triennial; assistive technology and transition IEEs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse Pliha Center costs because its March 2016 IEP reused outdated goals; 2015 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified need not fund a second, visual processing IEE after already funding a psychoeducational IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may reassess a 17-year-old autistic student without parental consent; its occupational therapy assessment was upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld and district may exit a kindergartner from special education; IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified's assistive technology assessment fell short, so it must fund an independent assistive technology evaluation for an eighth grader.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy should have found student eligible as other health impaired; $4,500 and 30 hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues (5 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2015 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; parent's request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must fund 12 months at a Utah residential treatment center after child find and IEP failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 41 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. River Springs Charter School (consolidated)River Springs Charter School must fund The Prentice School tuition, a fall 2016 semester there, and a $5,250 IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's psychoeducational, academic, and physical therapy assessments held appropriate; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified wrongly denied a student with ADHD eligibility and must reimburse $5,196.07 and provide therapy; its assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lowell Joint School District (consolidated)Lowell Joint School District must fund an independent auditory processing evaluation; three 2015 IEPs denied the student a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Contra Costa Unified School DistrictWest Contra Costa Unified must reimburse $4,972.76 for a second daily school trip; independent evaluation claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District's psychoeducational and speech assessments upheld; eight-year-old exited from special education with no publicly funded IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Walnut Valley Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Valley Unified's 2015 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 23 hours of compensatory education and train staff; Student loses placement, transportation and IEE claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues
- Student v. 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. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified properly exited a gifted third grader with autism from special education; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach City School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach City School District's IEP offer and psychoeducational assessment upheld; no IEE at public expense for student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must reimburse two IEEs and Prentice School tuition and provide 31 hours of compensatory language therapy; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 18 of 43 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified prevails on all claims; first grader found not eligible for special education despite delayed IEE funding.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must fund Frostig School placement, private services, and 90 hours of educational therapy after wrongly finding student ineligible.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not unnecessarily delay its response to a parent's speech-language IEE request; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School District (consolidated)San Mateo-Foster City must release behavior assessor's notes and teacher forms; no IEE owed, and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's preschool assessment upheld; no IEE, and IEP properly addressed hearing-loss needs.District prevailed on all issues
- California Virtual Academies et al. v. StudentCalifornia Virtual Academies and Spencer Valley must fund an assistive technology IEE; their other three triennial assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must provide behavior aides and a transition plan for a missed 2014 behavior assessment; other claims and IEE requests denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund a speech-language IEE; Student's claims over behavior assessments, aide support and autism therapies denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's 2014 assessment upheld; no IEE, and Student's claims about assessment, participation, and timelines denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's two assessments upheld, so no IEEs owed, but its finding that the student is ineligible is not upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High must reimburse up to $30,690 for private school and therapy after child find and counseling failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by 21-year-old student with autism over IEP goals, services, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High must train staff on transition plans after an IEP meeting lacked anyone with authority to decide services.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Buena Park School District v. StudentBuena Park School District loses bid to defend assessments and reassess without consent after failing to provide Romanian-language plans.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's case defending its assessments dismissed as moot after Parents withdrew their IEE requests on the hearing day.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund the parent's chosen independent psychoeducational evaluator, who met all district criteria, at up to $7,000.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified prevails: speech services for a student with autism were appropriate despite the parents' apraxia claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Poway Unified School District v. StudentPoway Unified's psychoeducational and academic assessments upheld; District need not fund independent evaluations for 10-year-old with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Goleta Union School District (consolidated)Goleta Union need not fund a $6,000 neuropsychological IEE above its SELPA cost criteria; parent's delay claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must reimburse $4,415 for an independent assessment it failed to consider; federal court later reversed on residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District wins all issues; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE, extra instruction, or books on tape ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified correctly found a third grader with ADHD ineligible for special education; all three claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- South Whittier School District v. StudentSouth Whittier School District's occupational therapy assessment upheld; it need not fund an independent OT evaluation for a preschooler.District prevailed on all issues
- San Mateo-Foster City School District v. StudentSan Mateo-Foster City School District's rapid mental health assessment was appropriate, so the parent's request for a publicly funded IEE was denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse $9,324.80 for summer Lindamood-Bell after an unclear 2013 ESY offer; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues (1 in part)
- Rocklin Unified School District v. StudentRocklin Unified's May 2014 speech and language assessment was flawed; district must fund an independent evaluation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by taking seven months to contract for an agreed auditory processing assessment; staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Arcadia Unified School DistrictArcadia Unified had no duty to assess or offer FAPE to a student still enrolled in a charter school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Celerity Educational Group v. StudentCelerity Educational Group's March 2014 assessment found appropriate; charter school need not fund an independent educational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union wins on all claims: the ALJ finds it considered private CARD reports and did not predetermine placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Magnolia Elementary School District v. StudentMagnolia Elementary School District's triennial assessment and nonpublic school IEP offer upheld; district may implement the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund two IEEs; revoking consent to a first IEP did not end the student's special education rights.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. 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
- Redlands Unified School District v. StudentRedlands Unified proves all seven of its 2013 assessments appropriate and does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund 36 hours of occupational therapy and $1,400 in preschool tuition after dropping a classroom placement; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Sulfur Springs School DistrictSulfur Springs School District did not have to fund an IEE requested more than two years after its 2011 triennial assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside County Office of Education must seek locked residential placement and provide 39 hours of speech therapy for juvenile hall student.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified denied a 22-year-old student a FAPE from October 2010 onward; ALJ orders assessments before deciding compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 16 issues
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified's triennial psychoeducational, speech-language, and OT assessments held appropriate; no IEEs at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School District (consolidated)Las Virgenes Unified offered FAPE in its Social Communication Program; parents' request for an IEE and continued nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Humboldt County Office of Education et al. (consolidated)Northern Humboldt Union High must fund residential treatment; it and Humboldt County Office of Education owe assessments and 168 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 16 of 26 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse Summit View tuition, tutoring and mileage; district's assessment upheld and IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit a first grader with autism from special education; triennial assessment upheld and IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Contra Costa Unified School District (consolidated)West Contra Costa Unified wins every issue; parents must allow triennial testing without the mother observing.District prevailed on all issues
- Lawndale Elementary School District v. StudentLawndale Elementary School District's five triennial assessments upheld; the district does not have to fund independent evaluations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified prevails on a preschooler's PT, OT and speech service levels and defends its speech assessment against an IEE request.District prevailed on all issues
- San Dieguito Union High School District v. StudentSan Dieguito Union High School District's speech and PT assessments and nonpublic school IEP offer upheld; no IEEs owed.District prevailed on all issues
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union School District fails to prove its psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; its request to avoid funding an IEE is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. California Children's Services (California Department of Health Care Services)California Children's Services must provide weekly OT, compensatory OT and $900 for independent assessments; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified prevails on all six claims from student with autism, including goals, placement, ESY, and IEE reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund a speech and language IEE; child find violation found harmless, so private assessment reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District must fund a psychoeducational IEE after refusing it and not filing for due process.Student prevailed on all issues
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District v. StudentSaddleback Valley Unified's physical therapy assessment was appropriate; the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after failing to prove its mental health assessment was adequate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School District (consolidated)Antelope Valley Union High must fund two IEEs and 300 compensatory hours after a flawed triennial assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must provide 24 hours of psychotherapy for delaying an IEE response; August 2012 nonpublic school offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund a bilingual speech-language IEE after failing to file for hearing; three service claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's moderate to severe SDC offer upheld as the LRE; district may give a cognitive assessment only.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified delayed assessing a second grader after a parent's request, but the ALJ found her ineligible and ordered no relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must fund a $1,500 bilingual speech-language IEE by the assessor the parents chose, despite its $800 cap.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all six claims by a graduated student over algebra support, IEE, counseling and transcripts.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Barbara Unified School District v. StudentSanta Barbara Unified's speech and language assessment was appropriate, so the district does not have to fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified defeats all of Student's claims and defends its assessment, but attorney consent letters count as valid consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union wins all issues: its speech, psycho-educational, behavior, and OT assessments are upheld, and it owes no IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District v. StudentPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified need not fund an IEE requested more than two years after its assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified wins on all issues: 2009 claims fail and its 2011 nonpublic school offer is found to provide FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified's preschool assessment of a multilingual three-year-old was appropriate; district need not fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all seven claims challenging a sixth-grader's June 2011 IEP offering a middle school special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified offered FAPE and parents' noncooperation defeated later claims; district must still pay agreed $2,150 IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must reimburse $6,475 for an independent evaluation after offering reassessment instead of funding or defending.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Franklin-McKinley School DistrictFranklin-McKinley School District prevails on all claims over a May 2011 IEP and a requested dyslexia IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- San Jose Unified School District v. StudentSan Jose Unified's 2010 integrated psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; district need not fund the IEE parents requested.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alta Loma School District et al. (consolidated)Alta Loma School District must fund OT, APE and AT independent evaluations; IEPs upheld and Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union need not fund IEEs; ALJ rejects parent's claims about IEP meeting scheduling and district attorney attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Rita Union Elementary School District v. StudentSanta Rita Union Elementary's limited Spanish speech-language assessment was appropriate; parents' request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified prevails on all issues; no reimbursement for Utah residential treatment center or private school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an adapted physical education IEE after leaving the parent's request unanswered for 90 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's vision and hearing assessments of an autistic student upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's occupational therapy assessment found appropriate; district need not fund an independent OT evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified proves its social/emotional assessment and functional analysis assessment were appropriate; no publicly funded IEEs required.District prevailed on all issues
- 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)
- Redlands Unified School District et al. v. StudentRedlands Unified's assessments and June 2010 special day class offer at the neighborhood public school upheld over parents' nonpublic school preference.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse up to $16,954 in private school tuition after delaying an IEP meeting on an independent evaluation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's 2010 psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; parent's request for a publicly funded IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails: its OT assessment stands, and its Essential Skills IEP offer may be implemented without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School District et al.Vacaville Unified and Fairfield-Suisun Unified offered a FAPE for grades four through six; request for STAR Academy placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Brea Olinda Unified School District v. StudentBrea Olinda Unified's 2010 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the parent's request for a publicly funded IEE is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Coachella Valley Unified School District v. StudentCoachella Valley Unified must fund psychoeducational and assistive technology IEEs; its speech-language assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Amador County Unified School District et al.Amador County Unified and Amador County Office of Education's assessments upheld; parents denied IEE reimbursement and new IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified's psychoeducational and speech-language assessments of an adult English learner upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Roseville City School District v. StudentRoseville City School District's occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.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)
- Clovis Unified School District v. StudentClovis Unified must fund a reading IEE focused on visual impairment; speech IEE denied and IEP mostly upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; autism SDC offer upheld over parents' request for 40-hour home ABA program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School District (consolidated)New Haven Unified must fund a behavior assessment and 100 hours of reading and writing instruction; private school placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Lafayette Elementary School DistrictLafayette Elementary School District provided FAPE to a student with a reading disability from 2007 to 2009; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation, but its functional behavior assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must repay $9,449 for summer reading program and fund 240 Lindamood-Bell hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 19 issues (2 in part)
- East Whittier City School District v. StudentEast Whittier City School District's occupational therapy and adaptive PE assessments upheld as appropriate; parents' requests for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District et al. v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union and Kern County Superintendent win all issues; preschool autism offer upheld and no IEE required.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified need not fund an IEE after proving its 2009 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District's assessment upheld and most of its IEP found appropriate, but its failure to address attention behaviors denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 13 issues
- Rowland Unified School District v. StudentRowland Unified's occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Burbank Unified School District v. StudentBurbank Unified's assessments upheld, but its offer of a nonpublic school placement at Villa Esperanza denied a FAPE in the LRE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica-Malibu Unified failed to prove its psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the student gets an IEE at public expense.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's triennial assessment and moderate/severe special day class offer upheld; no public funding for parents' IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified prevails on all issues; its assessments are upheld and it may implement its January 2009 IEP without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District offered a FAPE in its March 2008 IEP; ALJ denies all of Student's claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School District (consolidated)Clovis Unified's assessments and modified IEP upheld; district owes 195 compensatory hours, including 20 for missed summer ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Shoreline Unified School DistrictShoreline Unified must reimburse $13,114.98 in private school costs after a flawed 2008 IEP meeting; earlier-period and IEE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's autism class offer and home-to-school transition plan provided FAPE; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lafayette School District v. StudentLafayette School District must pay half of parents' $4,800 IEE after unnecessarily delaying its response, and it may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District v. StudentHacienda La Puente Unified wins: its assessments were appropriate and its adult transition program placement offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified prevails on all claims; its 2006 offer of a special day class with mainstreaming provided FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified must fund a speech and language IEE after waiting four months to file for due process.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictOn remand from federal court, ALJ again rules for Pajaro Valley Unified on child find, SLD eligibility, and assessment claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Ana Unified School District v. StudentSanta Ana Unified's assessments upheld except its adaptive behavior assessment; district must fund an independent adaptive behavior evaluation.Student prevailed in part
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's speech-language and occupational therapy assessments upheld; district need not fund independent evaluations for preschooler with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld; ALJ rules student no longer eligible and may be exited without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified's psychoeducational assessment of a 12th grader was appropriate; district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District's May 2008 occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an IEE.District prevailed on all 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)
- Huntington Beach Union High School District v. StudentHuntington Beach Union High need not fund a speech-language IEE, and its September 2008 IEP amendment offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District must add IEP goals and a VI specialist in math and provide 50 compensatory hours to a blind student.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Chico Unified School DistrictChico Unified prevails after Student's father leaves hearing without offering evidence on IEE and records claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary must provide 36 hours of speech therapy and five OT sessions; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools must fund an intensive one-to-one ABA program and repay $2,298.75 after refusing to discuss parents' placement request.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues
- Val Verde Unified School District v. StudentVal Verde Unified's triennial psychoeducational assessment was inappropriate; Student gets psychoeducational and OT IEEs at public expense.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District (consolidated)Glendale Unified must fund an independent evaluation after flawed testing undermined its finding that an eighth grader was ineligible.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District must fund independent behavior and psychoeducational assessments; eligibility and nonpublic school claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; the parents' request for an IEE at District expense is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Anaheim City School District (consolidated)Anaheim City School District must fund 750 hours of compensatory ABA and repay $1,661 for unaddressed behavior needs; IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails: no SIPT-certified assessor required, OT assistant at IEP proper, private OT evaluation not reimbursed.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's four assessments of a first grader were appropriate; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must provide counseling, career guidance, and a new transition plan; Utah residential and private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; no publicly funded IEE, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $79,641.20 for home ABA and a speech IEE after failing to reassess behavior in 2006.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Victor Elementary School District v. StudentVictor Elementary's triennial assessments upheld; no IEEs at public expense, and fourth grader may be exited from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Piedmont City Unified School District v. StudentPiedmont City Unified's academic and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; ninth grader not entitled to a publicly funded IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified wrongly found a preschooler with autism ineligible; ordered to repay at least $15,845 and fund services through June 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified's autism kindergarten offer denied FAPE; district must fund the CARD in-home ABA program through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Alvord Unified School DistrictAlvord Unified denied FAPE with a non-comparable December 2007 interim placement and must provide 10 weeks of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified's assessments and autism class upheld, but it must add speech and OT and reimburse $14,241.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Oak Grove School District v. StudentOak Grove School District's psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; the parents' request for a publicly funded IEE is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. St. Helena Unified School DistrictSt. Helena Unified must fund Star Academy placement, an IEE, and mileage after flawed 2007-08 offers and August IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union School District's 2007 reassessment and preschool special day class offer upheld; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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)
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's assessments of a 15-year-old with autism were appropriate; the District does not have to fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Valley Center-Pauma Unified School DistrictValley Center-Pauma Unified predetermined placement and failed to provide FAPE; ordered to fund nonpublic school at TERI through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's vision assessment was appropriate, so the student is not entitled to a publicly funded independent vision evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must assess a seventh grader and fund 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading after missing reading goals and procedural errors.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. 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
- Santa Monica–Malibu Unified School District v. StudentSanta Monica–Malibu Unified's December 2006 triennial assessments held appropriate; the district need not fund a parent-requested independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified's triennial assessments were appropriate and its May 2007 IEP offered FAPE; District prevailed on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified's psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the ALJ denied a publicly funded IEE; the family did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly found a high schooler with ADHD ineligible for SLD in math; must fund IEE and tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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)
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's psychoeducational and speech assessments and its March 2007 IEP goal and speech consultation upheld; parent did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's IEPs denied FAPE over G-tube feeding and transition plan gaps; assessment upheld and most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Student v. 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)
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District's 2005 psychoeducational assessment upheld, but the district must fund an independent functional analysis assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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)
- Glendale Unified School District v. StudentGlendale Unified proves its triennial speech-language and occupational therapy assessments of a second grader were appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District prevails on all issues; ALJ denies reimbursement for a private evaluation and a parent-chosen ABA provider.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified proves its OT and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA prevail on all claims involving a kindergartner with autism, including aide training and assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's fall 2006 psychoeducational and speech-language assessments held appropriate, so the parent's request for IEEs at public expense fails.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must fund speech and psychoeducational IEEs after delaying its own filing; unclear behavior goal denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School District (consolidated)Alameda Unified prevails on all issues; parents caused service gaps, and the Haight Elementary autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Compton Unified must provide 36 hours of compensatory speech therapy; Los Angeles Unified prevails on nearly all claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified must treat second grader as SLD-eligible, pay $3,275 in evaluation costs, and fund 160 Lindamood-Bell hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must restore nonpublic agency speech therapy for an autistic second grader; IEE-list claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to implement in-home DHH services, but no added compensatory education was ordered; eight claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. 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. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified must fund speech-language and occupational therapy IEEs; all claims challenging its preschool special day class offer denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictOn federal court remand, ALJ explains why he rejected Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's evidence and reaffirms the FAPE denial ruling.Student prevailed on all issues
- 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. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by not offering a nonpublic school placement in 2004–2005; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified must fund six months of clinic-based OT for a late, flawed OT assessment; residential placement request denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must pay $5,707.75 toward a parent-obtained IEE and fund vision therapy; all FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (3 in part)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District v. StudentYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified's occupational therapy assessment was found inappropriate; District must fund an independent OT evaluation.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse $2,150 for an IEE; student with ADHD found not eligible for special education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must provide 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading and added speech therapy after FAPE denials across four school years.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (7 in part)
- Oxnard Elementary School District v. StudentOxnard Elementary School District may assess a seventh grader without parental consent; parent's request for an IEE is premature.District prevailed on all issues
- Rialto Unified School District v. StudentRialto Unified fails to prove its initial psychoeducational assessment was appropriate; student is entitled to an IEE at public expense.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must find expelled gifted sixth grader eligible as emotionally disturbed, fund her nonpublic school, and repay her IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. 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. 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. 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. 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. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (consolidated)Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all issues; 2005-2006 blended SDC offer upheld and Lindamood Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse about three and a half months of autism services and private tuition after failing to assess.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent evaluation after refusing a parent's kindergarten assessment request; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified wrongly refused a kindergartner's initial assessment request, but the ALJ ordered no IEE or compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Sequoia Union High School District v. StudentSequoia Union High School District's January 2006 triennial assessment was appropriate; the district wins its case defending the assessment.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
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; district need not fund parents' requested IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified must fund OT and autism specialist IEEs; its psychoeducational and speech-language assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District (consolidated)Glendale Unified prevails on academic, speech, IEE, and Lindamood-Bell claims; missed 2003 occupational therapy found but no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District's assessments upheld and special day class offer found to provide FAPE; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified must reimburse a private psychoeducational evaluation and assess OT and visual processing; FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified may end occupational therapy; its OT assessment was appropriate, so no reimbursement for the private evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pomona Unified School DistrictPomona Unified offered FAPE to preschooler with autistic-like behaviors; requests for home ABA and IEE reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District must fund an independent auditory processing evaluation; claims over middle school IEPs are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Huntington Beach City Elementary School DistrictHuntington Beach City Elementary must reimburse parents for private assessments and therapy after a child find failure; compensatory education denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must pay $15,420 for private speech and occupational therapy and redo two assessments; tutoring claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Desert Sands and Riverside Unified prevail on all claims; family denied reimbursement for in-home ABA program and private evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pajaro Valley Unified School DistrictPajaro Valley Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds student not eligible for special education under the SLD discrepancy test.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified violated child find from fall 2003 and denied FAPE; IEE, mental health referral, and up to 150 tutoring hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $12,306.25 for in-home ABA plus weekly private speech therapy; autism SDC offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $2,200 for two independent assessments; all other FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified need not reimburse a private psychoeducational assessment because parents never disputed the district's reassessment or requested an IEE.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. 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)
- Rialto Unified School District v. StudentRialto Unified's assessments upheld; district may choose Big Springs or its own special day class; reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District et al.Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse up to $4,500 for an independent evaluation; all claims against Orange Unified denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 20 issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified offered FAPE to a high school student with ADHD; parents' assessment, participation, and reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School District (consolidated)Centralia Elementary School District prevails on all claims; no reimbursement for flawed private speech evaluation or therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School DistrictYucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified must fund an intensive in-home ABA program and reimburse parents' services and independent evaluations.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District v. StudentSan Luis Coastal Unified offered a FAPE for 2005-2006; Lindamood-Bell, IEE reimbursement, and compensatory education requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide six months of compensatory vocational services and issue a diploma after delayed assessments and graduation planning.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- 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. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must pay for independent psychological evaluation and half of ongoing ABA therapy; FAPE denial and compensatory claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified must conduct a behavioral assessment and provide direct OT after delayed OT assessment; OT offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District v. StudentPajaro Valley Unified must fund an IEE because it did not prove it included the parent in the eligibility decision.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must provide 185 compensatory hours and YES program enrollment; tutoring and evaluation-review claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District (consolidated)Compton Unified violated child find from November 2003; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and counseling but denies private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)