OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Cole Dalton
31 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 10, district prevailed on all issues in 18.
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- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified offered a FAPE and may move a student with autism to a co-taught class without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Lorenzo Unified School DistrictSan Lorenzo Unified prevails on all eight claims over executive functioning assessment, goals, and IEP implementation for an 11th grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alpine Union School DistrictAlpine Union must provide 280 minutes of make-up occupational therapy; ALJ denies all other claims, including private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must assess vision and may owe 11 vision sessions; dozens of other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 35 issues
- Riverbank Unified School District v. StudentRiverbank Unified may implement IEP moving student with cerebral palsy to a Waterford High moderate to severe special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund four IEEs after failing to file for hearing or respond; vision cost cap upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Alameda Unified School District v. StudentAlameda Unified properly refused to fund an IEE by a clinical neuropsychologist who did not meet SELPA evaluator criteria.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all 17 claims by an adult student with anxiety over home instruction and IEP meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- 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. Pleasant Valley School District et al. (consolidated)Pleasant Valley School District and Ventura County Office of Education win all issues; district may implement 2019 IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oxnard Union High School DistrictOxnard Union High School District offered appropriate behavior supports and placement to a ninth grader with autism; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District must fund a speech IEE and train staff on behavior after a late behavior assessment and an ignored IEE request.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- 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. Temple City Unified School District (consolidated)Temple City Unified cannot implement unclear 2018 IEP and must offer special day class with specified mainstreaming; current placement continues meanwhile.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse over $21,000 in Prentice School, tutoring and assessment costs after improperly modifying a student's curriculum.Split decision: student prevailed on 18 of 68 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Fontana Unified School DistrictFontana Unified prevails on all claims over a 19-year-old's goals, transition, certificate of completion, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all nine claims about behavior plan implementation, speech-language, autism assessment, and discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not violate child find for a private school student who never sought its assessments; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ocean View School DistrictOcean View School District prevails on all claims, including time-barred Larry P. IQ-testing claims and parent-participation claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District (consolidated)East Whittier City School District must keep kindergartner in general education with added supports; special day class offer rejected.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Community Roots Academy prevail on all claims over assistive technology, behavior assessment, and IEP participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds the meeting was proper and the conduct was unrelated to the student's learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School District (consolidated)Pleasant Valley School District may keep an eight-year-old in a moderate to severe special day class over parents' objection.District 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. Downey Unified School District (consolidated)Downey Unified denied FAPE by omitting motor goals, physical therapy and sensory supports; behavior aide change upheld.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictHart Union High must hold a manifestation determination meeting and train staff, but its 45-day removal for serious bodily injury stands.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- San Dieguito Union High School District v. StudentSan Dieguito Union High School District may complete triennial assessments; Student must make herself available within 45 days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 590 hours of compensatory behavior services and train staff; comparable-services claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified must reimburse about $75,393 for private school, mileage, and assessments after delaying assessment of a privately placed student.Split decision: student prevailed on 15 of 27 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may reassess a fifth grader with autism over his parent's objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Rim of the World Unified School District v. StudentRim of the World Unified may implement its January 2015 IEP without parent consent; a male aide and mountain biking were not required.District prevailed on all issues