OAH Special Education Decisions on Unilateral placement and reimbursement
143 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 12, split in 58, district prevailed on all issues in 73.
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- 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
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins all claims; 2023 and 2024 IEP offers with general education and a one-to-one aide upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Student v. 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)
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified prevails: shared paraeducators offered a FAPE, and Student did not need a dedicated ABA-trained aide with BCBA supervision.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified did not have to provide summer 2023 ESY at a private school under a 2022 IEP amendment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse nonpublic school costs and fund placement at Esther B. Clark School after denying FAPE for two years.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims over a returning private school student's IEP meetings, assessment plans, and 2022 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must fund 19.5 hours of occupational therapy and up to $3,805 in reimbursement; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 20 issues
- Student v. San 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. 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. 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. Upland Unified School District (consolidated)Upland Unified wins every decided issue; adult student's eligibility lapsed after mother withheld triennial consent; two district claims not reached.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ finds Prentice used accommodations, not modified curriculum, and the finding that Irvine Unified denied FAPE stands.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictOn remand, Manhattan Beach Unified must reimburse parents $8,314.89 for nonpublic school tuition and residential-placement travel costs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse Fusion Academy tuition after late annual IEPs and missing academic goals; four claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified prevails on all claims over bus transportation, a one-to-one aide, and a private school placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must reimburse religious school tuition and counseling after failing to make a clear placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School 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)
- Student v. Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside Joint School District must fund IEEs and reimburse private school tuition after never holding a 2018-2019 IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must repay about $6,000 in preschool tuition, ABA, and mileage costs and provide nine hours of speech therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse tuition, tutoring and an assessment after a 2017 IEP lacked academic goals; older claims were time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 25 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse private school tuition and mileage after its 2016 IEP and missing 2017 IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified's reading services for a student with severe dyslexia offered a FAPE; private school reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; no functional behavior assessment, 1:1 aide, or reimbursement owed to student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $9,137 in private school costs and fund four IEEs after refusing IEP meetings for privately placed student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marino Unified School DistrictSan Marino Unified must fund 2017-2018 nonpublic school tuition and private speech therapy after skipping annual IEP; eight claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse up to $41,600 in private school tuition for child find failures; June 2016 IEP upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified's segregated preschool class denied FAPE; district must reimburse private preschool tuition and fund summer placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must reimburse $91,915 for Utah residential treatment because a great uncle with power of attorney qualified as parent.Student prevailed on all 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. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for unilateral Utah residential treatment center placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Whittier City School District et al.Whittier City School District and WACSEP prevail on all claims over special day class placement, behavior services, and private school services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lemon Grove School District (consolidated)Lemon Grove School District must pay $28,634.67 in Banyan Tree costs after leaving a student with no placement for four months.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Moreland School DistrictMoreland School District prevails: special day class and behavior supports for autistic student who bangs her head upheld for both school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redwood City School DistrictRedwood City School District prevails; ALJ finds privately placed first grader was not eligible for special education in any claimed category.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High School District correctly found a student with ADHD ineligible for special education; Fusion Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. High Tech High et al.High Tech High must reimburse $25,287 for nonpublic school tuition and a speech evaluation; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's February and May 2012 IEPs offered FAPE; district need not fund private Pioneer Day School placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School DistrictUpland Unified prevails as private school and Lindamood-Bell reimbursement claims are found time-barred or unproven.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fountain Valley School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley School District's kindergarten IEP and behavior plan offered FAPE; parents' private school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City Elementary School DistrictHermosa Beach City Elementary offered a gifted student with autism a FAPE; Bridges Academy reimbursement denied, 2009-10 claim time-barred.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District denied FAPE by holding no IEPs, assessments, or transition plan; ALJ orders independent evaluation before setting remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified's assessments and preschool offers upheld; IEE and private preschool reimbursement denied on every issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools' offer of Anova nonpublic school placement upheld; parents' reimbursement claim for Star Academy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School District et al.Glendale Unified and Los Angeles Unified met their child find duties to a private school student; Westmark reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District must reimburse $9,000 for Fusion Learning Center after predetermining placement at an OAH-ordered IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School District (consolidated)Sequoia Union High School District must reimburse nonpublic school tuition through 2013 after Student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified prevails on all claims; its offer of a special day class for high-functioning autism was found to provide FAPE, and parents' private-school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's autism special day class offer was the least restrictive environment; Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified did not deny FAPE by delaying a triennial IEP; guardian's obstruction defeats $64,215 reimbursement claim.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fullerton Joint Union High School DistrictFullerton Joint Union High School District correctly found 11th grader ineligible for special education; residential placement reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must reimburse $39,490 for summer and fall 2008 services; later IEP offers found to provide FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. 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. San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos Elementary School District prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, eligibility category, and private school reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- 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. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified must reimburse $35,602.55 for a private school after ignoring doctors' shortened-day advice; its January 2009 offer was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Escondido Union High School DistrictEscondido Union High must reimburse $24,693.97 for a residential placement after failing its child find duty for an honors student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Union School DistrictBonsall Union prevails on all eight claims; no reimbursement for The Winston School or Lindamood-Bell services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Camptonville Academy et al.Camptonville Academy unlawfully disenrolled a student with a learning disability; ALJ orders re-enrollment, assessments, and two years of daily tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School District (consolidated)Fremont Unified must reimburse $24,260.50 for private preschool and ABA after failing to address a preschooler's behavior needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 23 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School District (consolidated)Hermosa Beach City School District offered a FAPE; parents' claim for nonpublic school reimbursement at Summit View denied.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. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High must reimburse $27,800 for Orion Academy and fund a year of therapy; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails: no SIPT-certified assessor required, OT assistant at IEP proper, private OT evaluation not reimbursed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $79,641.20 for home ABA and a speech IEE after failing to reassess behavior in 2006.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified offered FAPE at an Orange County autism class; parent's $29,025 nonpublic school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hemet Unified School District (consolidated)Hemet Unified's autism kindergarten offer denied FAPE; district must fund the CARD in-home ABA program through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- 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)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $35,819.58 for residential treatment tuition and travel after a child find violation; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Valley Center-Pauma Unified School DistrictValley Center-Pauma Unified predetermined placement and failed to provide FAPE; ordered to fund nonpublic school at TERI through 2007-2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 13 issues
- Student v. 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. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified was responsible for the student as a resident, but the statute of limitations bars ABA and tuition reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified denied FAPE in its October 2006 IEP and must reimburse $25,398 for nonpublic school costs.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools must fund 200 Lindamood-Bell hours and reimburse $10,668.48 over missed reading assessment, missing goals, RSP services, and ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails: home instruction delay was not its fault, and its public high school offer was a FAPE.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
- Student v. Upland Unified School District et al.Upland Unified and West End SELPA prevail on all claims involving a kindergartner with autism, including aide training and assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School District (consolidated)Alameda Unified prevails on all issues; parents caused service gaps, and the Haight Elementary autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School District (consolidated)Poway Unified must repay $6,000 in private school tuition and provide 20 hours of transition services; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: student was not eligible under emotional disturbance, and Provo Canyon reimbursement is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified offered FAPE for ninth and tenth grade; parents' claim for private reading and school reimbursement denied.District 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. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must pay $5,707.75 toward a parent-obtained IEE and fund vision therapy; all FAPE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 48 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District prevails on all claims over tutoring, behavior plan, and IEP procedures for a 10th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High School District prevails on all issues; no private school reimbursement because no FAPE denial was found.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey Peninsula Unified prevails on all claims over vision assessment, child find, IEP implementation, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified's high school IEP with a one-to-one aide offered FAPE in the LRE; nonpublic school request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must find expelled gifted sixth grader eligible as emotionally disturbed, fund her nonpublic school, and repay her IEE.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. 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. Elk Grove Unified School District et al.Elk Grove Unified must reimburse $8,564.67 for a private residential placement after failing to assess a student's mental health; county office prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified prevails on all issues; 2002 ineligibility findings upheld and reimbursement for private therapy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse Prentice School tuition after failing for years to address a student's anxiety-based shut downs.Split decision: student prevailed on 14 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied $21,330 reimbursement for private Lindamood Bell reading program.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails on all claims; parents denied reimbursement for a fall 2005 private Lindamood-Bell clinic placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School DistrictWalnut Valley Unified prevails on all claims by high schooler with learning disability whose father declined offered services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $66,920 for a Utah residential school after missing emotional disturbance; District may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all claims over autism SDC program; Student's attorneys sanctioned $300 for a frivolous motion.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonita Unified School DistrictBonita Unified prevails as ALJ finds eighth grader with ADHD not eligible under OHI; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (consolidated)Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all issues; 2005-2006 blended SDC offer upheld and Lindamood Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse about three and a half months of autism services and private tuition after failing to assess.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified prevails on all claims; no FAPE denial for dyslexic student and no Valley Oaks reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Poway Unified School DistrictPoway Unified denied FAPE for four high school years by not addressing auditory processing needs; compensatory services and reimbursement ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 10 issues
- Student v. 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails on all claims; request for compensatory education and Sylvan Learning Center reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District et al.San Ramon Valley Unified and Contra Costa County denied FAPE in 2005-2006; ABA, aide, behavior plan, and $4,397.49 ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 30 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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. Tustin Unified School DistrictTustin Unified met its child find duties to a privately placed student; all reimbursement claims for private school and therapies denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and LA County Mental Health offered FAPE; parent's request for Illinois residential school funding denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District et al.Desert Sands and Riverside Unified prevail on all claims; family denied reimbursement for in-home ABA program and private evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Encinitas Union School DistrictEncinitas Union agrees by consent decision that it denied FAPE and must reimburse parents $82,424 for private placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all claims; student not eligible as learning disabled, and no child find violation found.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified denied FAPE by narrowing occupational therapy and must reimburse private OT services, reassess, and rewrite goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lancaster School DistrictLancaster School District wins all claims by a seventh grader with a learning disability over reevaluation, IQ testing, and discipline placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. La Canada Unified School DistrictLa Canada Unified denied FAPE over chronic bullying; must fund an auditory processing IEE, social skills training, make-up speech, and reimbursements.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified's one daily period of resource math provided FAPE; parents' claim for private tutoring reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Covina-Valley Unified School District v. StudentCovina-Valley Unified's special day class offer for summer 2005 and 2005-2006 upheld as a FAPE; no reimbursement owed.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified offered FAPE and owes no private school tuition or tutoring reimbursement to a parentally placed student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified provided a FAPE from 2000 through 2006; no private school reimbursement or compensatory education owed.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by never assessing student's behavior; ALJ orders 300 tutoring hours, independent FAA, $2,500 reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied FAPE to a private-school student with autism and must fund compensatory speech therapy, an aide, and $850 for tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified did not owe a transfer student services under an exited LAUSD IEP; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. 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. East Whittier City Elementary School DistrictEast Whittier City Elementary must reimburse $300 for missed speech therapy, but its reduced speech offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. 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)