OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Alexa J. Hohensee
57 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 5, split in 15, district prevailed on all issues in 37.
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- Student v. Tahoe Truckee Unified School District et al.Tahoe Truckee Unified and Sierra Expeditionary Learning School win on all four claims, including child find, for a first grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified prevails: late settlement-required IEP meeting caused no harm, and settlement waived assessment claims for exited student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must hold a manifestation determination review for conduct that occurred while the student had an IEP; claim about the later incident denied.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all 29 claims over IEP meetings, implementation, goals, notice, and a speech assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictALJ affirms Capistrano Unified's finding that a seventh grader's planned assault on a classmate was not a manifestation of his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may implement a 10th grader's IEP and reassess him without parental consent after parents declined to participate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must make up three hours of missed speech therapy; Korean-language assessment and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. 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. Panama-Buena Vista Unified School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista wrongly found TikTok posts were not a manifestation of a student's autism, but no expedited relief was ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Conejo Valley Unified School District v. StudentConejo Valley Unified may not place a student with autism in a Texas residential center without parent consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified properly exited a student with ADHD from special education; all claims about aide, behavior plan, and parent training denied.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Manteca Unified School District et al.Stockton Unified and Manteca Unified prevail on all 21 claims about distance learning and two preschool and kindergarten IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Franklin-McKinley School District v. StudentFranklin-McKinley proved danger at Kennedy Elementary, but its virtual home program was inappropriate; student returns with full-day aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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
- Fallbrook Union Elementary School District v. StudentFallbrook Union Elementary's IEP offered a FAPE; a trained health technician, not a one-to-one nurse, met the student's needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must provide 35 hours of tutoring for a missing IEP in fall 2020; residential placement and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. Oroville City Elementary School District et al.Oroville City Elementary must provide 94 compensatory hours for COVID-era failures; all claims against Thermalito Union Elementary denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Citrus Springs Charter School et al.Empire Springs and Citrus Springs charter schools offered FAPE to a home-schooled student with autism; private school funding claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified prevails on all claims; its speech and mental health assessments and 2019-2020 IEP offers are upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Paula Unified School DistrictSanta Paula Unified's manifestation determination reversed because the team considered only the student's learning disability label and skipped the implementation question.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may reassess a student with autism without parental consent; request for advisory ruling on FAPE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Alta Loma Elementary School District v. StudentAlta Loma Elementary's May 2019 IEP placing a student with autism in a County autism class offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on placement, communication services, ESY device, and training claims for 18-year-old student.District prevailed on all issues
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's IEP offers of special education core classes and later home instruction provided a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.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)
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may not reassess student without consent because its assessment plan was not in Parent's native Spanish.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified did not violate child find; before age 18, a high school student with ADHD needed only her 504 plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified must provide 44 hours of speech therapy, social skills sessions and two IEEs; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- 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
- 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. Etiwanda School DistrictEtiwanda School District prevails on all claims; special day class placement and October 2017 IEP offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Upland Unified School DistrictUpland Unified's September 2017 IEP offered FAPE; parent's claims for goals, testing accommodations, transportation, ESY, and OT denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified owed no FAPE because Parent lived in Richmond, outside the district; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified prevails on all issues; ALJ finds December 2016 IEP offered FAPE and may be implemented without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Paula Unified School District et al.Santa Paula Unified and Ventura Unified prevail on all claims; claims against Ventura barred by two-year statute of limitations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified denied FAPE to a learning-disabled English learner; ALJ orders IEEs, 185 compensatory hours, Spanish IEP translations and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 12 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified's general education STEM magnet offer for an eighth grader with autism upheld; all of the parent's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified may reassess an autistic second grader's behavior, social-emotional functioning, and health without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School DistrictSan Mateo-Foster City School District did not deny a kindergartner with autism a FAPE through bullying; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified prevails on all implementation and procedural claims by an 11th grader with multiple disabilities.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must partly reimburse preschool and behavior costs and train staff after delayed assessments and an improperly altered eligibility finding.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 14 issues
- Student v. 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. Winters Joint Unified School District et al.Winters and Davis Joint Unified prevail on all claims; missing 2014 IEP goals were harmless procedural error.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's hybrid academic and vocational IEPs for an adult student with autism offered FAPE; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al.Victor Valley Union High, Victor Elementary and San Bernardino County schools prevail on all assessment, procedure, and FAPE claims for a nonverbal student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified must reimburse $9,324.80 for summer Lindamood-Bell after an unclear 2013 ESY offer; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 26 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School DistrictPanama-Buena Vista Union prevails; ALJ denies home hospital instruction claim because required medical report was never provided.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified prevails on all claims over aide type, aide implementation, homework support, speech services, and LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District prevails on all assessment, bullying, and behavior support plan claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund an independent transition assessment after failing to provide adequate transition planning; three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School District (consolidated)Bellflower Unified failed to offer FAPE in the LRE; ALJ orders full-day general education at home school with ABA support.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified failed to assess for ADHD and find student eligible; must provide 120 hours of reading and math tutoring.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified predetermined an adult transition placement for a 20-year-old; ALJ orders an independent assessment and a new IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. 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
- Carlsbad Unified School District v. StudentCarlsbad Unified's IEP replacing an agency aide with a District aide offered FAPE and may be implemented without consent.District prevailed on all issues