OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Clara L. Slifkin
19 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 2, split in 5, district prevailed on all issues in 12.
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- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School DistrictHermosa Beach City School District must reimburse $12,832.40 for a private school after offering an expelled student no appropriate placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Etiwanda School DistrictEtiwanda School District prevails on all claims over autism eligibility, behavior services, and home/hospital instruction across three school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport Mesa Unified offered too little supervision for a student's ABA aide; claims for a male aide and home services denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Brea Olinda Unified School District v. StudentBrea Olinda Unified's 2010 psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the parent's request for a publicly funded IEE is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Menlo Park City Elementary School District (Menlo Park City School District)Menlo Park City School District denied FAPE in speech and AAC services; Arbor Bay tuition denied, $513 provider payment ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified need not fund an IEE after proving its 2009 psychoeducational reassessment was appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of Willenberg Special Education Center upheld; the farther school did not deny FAPE because the bus ride was shorter.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School DistrictMonrovia Unified must reimburse $780 and provide 63 hours of compensatory speech therapy; preschool placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary School District's June 2007 IEP ending occupational therapy offered a FAPE; no one appeared for the student.District prevailed on all issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's vision assessment was appropriate, so the student is not entitled to a publicly funded independent vision evaluation.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. Lancaster Elementary School DistrictLancaster Elementary School District properly found student's drug possession was not a manifestation of his learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified denied FAPE to a hard-of-hearing oral learner and must fund real-time captioning (CART) in academic classes.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of a special day class at Stoner Avenue Elementary upheld; parent's request for nonpublic school denied.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. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified may not exit an eligible eighth grader from special education at his parent's request; District prevails on both issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified cannot eliminate physical therapy or cut occupational therapy for a six-year-old with autism; offer was not a FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified denied FAPE by refusing a one-to-one aide, but the ALJ upheld its behavior plan and awarded no remedy.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues