OAH Special Education Decisions on Residential placement for mental health
90 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 18, split in 33, district prevailed on all issues in 39.
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- Student v. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must reimburse residential treatment costs for failing to offer residential placement; nine other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues
- Student v. 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. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. 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. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must reimburse up to $24,695 for a parent's residential placement after delaying placement for a student in crisis.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's offer of the Riley School therapeutic day program upheld; claims for out-of-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund residential treatment, 254 compensatory hours, and an occupational therapy evaluation after stalled assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 47 of 65 issues
- Student v. Champs Charter High School of the ArtsChamps Charter High School of the Arts must reimburse $66,266 in residential tuition after failing to offer adequate behavior services and placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (2 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ rejects residential placement for autistic student whose escalating behaviors occurred mainly at home.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union is denied an order to send a student's records to residential treatment centers without parental consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools prevails on all 16 student claims; ALJ denies district's request to have its chosen assessor's evaluation count as an IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 17 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc Unified prevails on remand: student did not prove she was eligible for special education or needed residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified offered FAPE in general education; request to fund Montana residential placement denied on all claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified denied FAPE by moving student out of residential treatment; ordered to locate her and fund services.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc Unified prevails as ALJ rejects claims that a teen should have been found eligible and placed residentially.District prevailed on all issues
- Coronado Unified School District v. StudentCoronado Unified may implement IEP moving student from residential treatment to home while keeping his nonpublic school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Del Mar Union School District (consolidated)Del Mar Union must repay a $3,500 private assessment and fund 80 therapy hours; residential placement reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must fund a student's Utah residential treatment placement and repay travel costs after denying a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High must reimburse residential treatment and private school costs; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa City SchoolsSanta Rosa City Schools must place student with autism and emotional disturbance at Monarch residential center and reimburse $5,500.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Barstow Unified School District v. StudentBarstow Unified may implement IEP placing student at an out-of-state residential treatment center without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must amend two 2014 IEPs to add residential placement and fund limited compensatory services; staff training denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issuesReversed and remanded on appeal
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse $37,491.41 in educational costs for April-June 2017 after making an illusory nonpublic school offer; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High may reassess student without consent; parents' conditions voided consent and all student claims are denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse $58,010 for residential treatment after refusing to consider placements beyond its own classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District's May 2015 IEP offered a FAPE, but its October 2015 amendment, made without an IEP meeting, denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District v. StudentPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified's offer of residential treatment for an adult student was a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High must reimburse $150,908.70 and fund a residential placement at Monarch through March 2016.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 10 issues
- Student v. 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. The Charter School of San DiegoThe Charter School of San Diego must reimburse $47,190.88 for a residential placement after it predetermined its May 2012 IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Burbank Unified School DistrictBurbank Unified did not have to fund residential treatment; its nonpublic day school offer provided a FAPE.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must reimburse a Utah residential placement after its September 2013 split-therapy IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may place student at a locked Utah treatment center; all claims against both districts denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $23,718.68 and fund residential treatment after three IEPs failed to meet student's mental health needs.Student 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. 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. ABC Unified School DistrictABC Unified did not have to offer a residential treatment center to a student leaving a psychiatric hospital within its boundaries.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento County Office of Education et al.Sacramento County Office of Education denied FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; Sacramento City Unified not responsible.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego County Office of Education must find and implement a residential placement for a detained student; OT violation also found.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified's offer of residential treatment at Devereaux in Texas was a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by rejecting a county mental health residential treatment recommendation; 11 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Tamalpais Union High School DistrictTamalpais Union High School District did not have to fund a Utah residential treatment center; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified wrongly refused an emotional disturbance assessment, but the ALJ found no denial of FAPE and denied all relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education denied a FAPE to a student in juvenile hall; ALJ orders residential treatment placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified prevails on child find, assessment, and emotional disturbance eligibility claims; no reimbursement for Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education denied FAPE by rejecting residential treatment for a juvenile court school student; RTC placement ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied FAPE by excluding a joint-custody mother from assessment and out-of-state RTC placement; DMH prevailed.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School DistrictAnaheim Union High must reimburse $25,190 for Utah residential placement; 2009-2010 claims, including Child Find, denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Santa Cruz City School District et al. (consolidated)Santa Cruz City Schools and County Office must provide 240 compensatory hours for flawed goals and behavior plan; residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Temecula Valley Unified School District v. StudentTemecula Valley Unified's May 2011 offer of an Oak Grove day program was a FAPE; no residential placement required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School District et al.Roseville Joint Union High and Placer County mental health agency owe compensatory tutoring and therapy; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 14 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.On remand, LACOE was responsible for RTC placement until juvenile hall release; LAUSD is responsible afterward, and CDE is not.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency wins; ALJ finds its mental health assessment timely and no jurisdiction after the 2010 AB 3632 veto.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego County Mental HealthSan Diego County Mental Health's 2008 mental health assessment upheld; no reimbursement for Regional Center-funded residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education did not deny FAPE through mental health services in juvenile hall; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School District et al.Torrance Unified, LA County and state mental health agencies owe 110 compensatory hours for delaying a residential placement after the AB 3632 veto.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency must resume AB 3632 mental health services and fund its share of residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District v. StudentFullerton Joint Union High School District's offer of an out-of-state residential treatment center placement upheld as a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District's offer of residential treatment placement offered FAPE in the least restrictive environment, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late transfer IEP did not deny FAPE, and no duty to offer AB 3632 residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care Agency et al.Orange County Health Care Agency's mental health assessment denied FAPE; agency must reimburse residential and clinical costs at Waterfall Academy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education must immediately implement and fund a student's residential treatment placement from juvenile hall.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placer County Mental Health Department (Placer County Children's System of Care)Placer County Mental Health must repay $2,000 for an independent evaluation; claim for residential placement costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District and Santa Clara County Mental Health offered FAPE in local Wings program; residential placement request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education must immediately implement a juvenile hall student's IEP by placing him at an out-of-state residential treatment center and funding the educational and related services part of the placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education must initially fund out-of-state residential placement for a student still detained in juvenile hall.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School District et al.Long Beach Unified and LA County Mental Health prevail; Hillsides residential placement offered FAPE, and request for Illinois facility denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)Irvine Unified, not Orange County's education office or the state, must provide FAPE for a court ward's Texas residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of Mental HealthCalifornia Department of Mental Health not responsible for student's FAPE; request for in-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified properly found student not eligible as emotionally disturbed; no reimbursement for Oregon therapeutic boarding school.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside County Department of Mental HealthRiverside County Department of Mental Health did not have to provide a residential placement or more therapy; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Health Care AgencyOrange County Health Care Agency's out-of-state residential placement offer upheld; its failure to specify mental health services was harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School District (captioned as "San Mateo Unified High School District") et al.San Mateo Union High School District must repay $40,861.60 for private high school; claim for residential drug treatment costs denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District et al.Temecula Valley Unified and Riverside County Mental Health denied FAPE by failing to reassess student after hospitalization; behavior plan claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Riverside Unified and Riverside County Mental Health must place deaf student at for-profit National Deaf Academy in Florida.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement; District provided FAPE and parents gave no notice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Anaheim Union High School District et al.Anaheim Union High and Orange County Health Care Agency prevail on all claims; no reimbursement for parents' Eagle Ranch residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al.Orange County Department of Education must implement IEP and fund Utah residential placement; LAUSD, Charter Oak, and CDE not responsible.Student 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. Orange County Department of Education (Orange County Office of Education) et al. (consolidated)Orange County Department of Education stays responsible for a juvenile court ward's FAPE after his release to a Wyoming residential placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fullerton Joint Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Merced County Mental Health prevails: ending TBS aide did not deny FAPE, and mother must consent to records releases.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and LA County Mental Health offered FAPE; parent's request for Illinois residential school funding denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified did not violate child find and owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al.Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified and San Bernardino County mental health may not fund a for-profit Utah residential placement; petition denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District's offer of a nonpublic day school was a FAPE; residential placement request denied.District prevailed on all issues