OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Deborah Myers-Cregar
27 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 4, district prevailed on all issues in 20.
Search and filter these decisions · 43 OAH orders by ALJ Deborah Myers-Cregar
- Walnut Creek Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Creek Unified's functional behavior assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent behavior evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified wins all claims; ALJ upholds co-taught general education offers and gives private neuropsychologist's report no weight.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; parent's withdrawal from the IEP process excused the lack of a 2025-26 placement offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Pacific Charter-RosevilleNew Pacific Charter-Roseville must fund up to $14,000 in compensatory services over independent study placement, missed services, and IEP delays.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union School District may not implement its placement change without consent because no general education teacher attended IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union may move a transitional kindergartner to Miller Elementary's SEAS program for 45 school days after showing danger of injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified prevails on all six claims about assessments, aide, goals, parent training, and transition plan for senior.District prevailed on all issues
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified may place a dangerous-behavior student in its Learn At Home virtual program for up to 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims over a returning private school student's IEP meetings, assessment plans, and 2022 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Turlock Unified School DistrictTurlock Unified prevails on all eight issues, including child find, services, and autism special day class placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified must fund two IEEs and 54 compensatory hours for failing to reassess and write proper goals.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Bernardino City Unified School DistrictSan Bernardino City Unified prevails on all claims by a preschooler with a speech impairment over assessments, goals, and services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 93.5 compensatory service hours, plus one-to-one aide support, for COVID distance-learning failures; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 12 issues (1 in part)
- Round Valley Unified School District v. StudentRound Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; its request to be relieved of future duties is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mountain View School DistrictMountain View School District did not deny FAPE by excluding a nonpublic agency aide from an IEP meeting or limiting parent-aide contact.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must fund two years of Pivotal Response Training after an aide used aversive techniques on a studentSplit decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified prevails on assessment, dyslexia, ESY, and IEP-timing claims; psychoeducational IEE issue dismissed under prior settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Menifee Union School District v. StudentMenifee Union may reassess a medically fragile student without consent and implement its December 2017 IEP over parent objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. ABC Unified School DistrictABC Unified did not have to offer a residential treatment center to a student leaving a psychiatric hospital within its boundaries.District prevailed on all issues
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified offered FAPE with in-school aide and its own behavior analyst, and ESY was not required; district may implement IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified denied FAPE by offering only one daily stander session; ALJ orders two sessions a day.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Monica-Malibu Unified's assessments and preschool offers upheld; IEE and private preschool reimbursement denied on every issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of 240 monthly minutes of speech therapy for a preschooler with autism upheld; parents' request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Garden Grove Unified School District v. StudentGarden Grove Unified offered a FAPE in its June 2010 IEP and may implement the nonpublic school placement without guardian consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego County Mental HealthSan Diego County Mental Health's 2008 mental health assessment upheld; no reimbursement for Regional Center-funded residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Roseville City School District v. StudentRoseville City School District's occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education must initially fund out-of-state residential placement for a student still detained in juvenile hall.Student prevailed on all issues