OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Christine Arden
25 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 7, district prevailed on all issues in 12.
Search and filter these decisions · 73 OAH orders by ALJ Christine Arden
- 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. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a graduated student with autism; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rescue Union School District et al.Rescue Union and Center Joint Unified prevail on all 21 claims about a preschooler's IEPs; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School District (consolidated)Lodi Unified may exit a sixth grader from special education without parental consent; all of the student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Tahoe Truckee Unified School District v. StudentTahoe Truckee Unified may not implement deaf tenth grader's IEP without parent consent; ASL interpreter, speech, transportation offers denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Perris Union High School DistrictPerris Union High School District prevails on all ten claims challenging a high school student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs.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. 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. 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. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High predetermined a nonpublic school placement and must reimburse up to $14,990 in Winston School tuition.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 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)
- Cucamonga School District v. StudentCucamonga School District may implement its autism program placement without parent consent; ALJ finds October 2020 IEP offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach Unified wins all three claims over general education placement, iPad use, and parent consultation.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by skipping behavior clinic meetings or by refusing to let a parent record them.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Leandro Unified School DistrictSan Leandro Unified's special day class offers for a second grader with autism upheld; nonpublic school reimbursement denied.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. Burbank Unified School DistrictBurbank Unified breached child find by ignoring a parent's assessment request; ALJ orders staff training but no compensatory education.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District owes nearly 500 hours of compensatory services for undisclosed physical holds at a nonpublic school.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 22 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sylvan Union School DistrictSylvan Union must reimburse $2,925 in preschool costs, fund two IEEs, and make up 42 individual speech sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified blocked parent participation by predetermining refusal of an insurance-funded ABA aide; new IEP meeting and staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictConejo Valley Unified delayed assessing a kindergartner after a parent's IEP request; it must provide compensatory services, reimburse $3,800, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 14 issues (11 in part)
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all four claims about restraint, academic goals, report card grades, and IEP team membership.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must find a three-year-old eligible for special education under autism after a flawed initial assessment.Student 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