OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Claire Yazigi
12 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 0, split in 7, district prevailed on all issues in 5.
Search and filter these decisions · 61 OAH orders by ALJ Claire Yazigi
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to hold manifestation determination reviews; absences and a psychiatric hold were not disciplinary removals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified violated child find and must assess a kindergartner with an autism diagnosis; eligibility, FAPE, and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 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. Jurupa Unified School DistrictALJ found Jurupa Unified's mostly special day class offer was not the LRE and ordered $11,602.06 reimbursement; federal court later vacated decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issuesVacated on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. High Tech Los Angeles Charter High SchoolHigh Tech Los Angeles Charter prevails on all nine claims; missing-goal claims were time barred and other claims failed on the evidence.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. Encinitas Union Elementary School DistrictEncinitas Union must provide 50 hours of compensatory services for inadequate 2020 distance learning; hybrid and quarantine claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- 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
- 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. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 220 compensatory hours and goal-writing training for distance-learning FAPE denials; several claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 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. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools did not deny a parent meaningful participation at a March 2018 initial IEP eligibility meeting.District prevailed on all issues