OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Deidre L. Johnson
40 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 2, split in 21, district prevailed on all issues in 17.
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- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified must reimburse $1,100 for private physical therapy after failing to assess and serve a preschooler with cerebral palsy.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 3 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must reimburse a Utah residential placement after its September 2013 split-therapy IEP denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Gatos Union School DistrictLos Gatos Union must provide 88 hours of compensatory speech, math, and behavior services; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 17 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified must translate IEP documents into Chinese for parents; June 2013 IEP voided, other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit a first grader with autism from special education; triennial assessment upheld and IEE denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manteca Unified School District (consolidated)Manteca Unified wins all issues and may place student at Children's Home of Stockton without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified must reimburse private school tuition and tutoring after a five-month delay in holding an initial IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails on behavior-goal implementation and private-evaluation claims brought by the parent of a student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fairfield-Suisun Unified School DistrictFairfield-Suisun Unified had a basis of knowledge of a suspected disability and must reinstate a seventh grader expelled without a manifestation review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Center Unified School DistrictCenter Unified's finding that a student's on-campus marijuana use was not a manifestation of her ADHD is upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Marin County Mental Health Youth and Family ServicesMarin County Mental Health must fund $41,760 in mental health services for failing to provide adequate goals and counseling.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City School District et al. (consolidated)Santa Cruz City Schools and County Office must provide 240 compensatory hours for flawed goals and behavior plan; residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School District et al.Roseville Joint Union High and Placer County mental health agency owe compensatory tutoring and therapy; residential placement claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 14 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Jefferson Union High School District (consolidated)Jefferson Union High must provide 456 compensatory hours; ALJ rejects its therapeutic day school offer as a denial of FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 27 of 43 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Manteca Unified School DistrictManteca Unified properly found a student with a medical autism diagnosis ineligible for special education; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. California Department of Mental HealthCalifornia Department of Mental Health not responsible for student's FAPE; request for in-state residential placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School DistrictTwin Rivers Unified prevails on all four claims over speech therapy, bus transportation, school safety, and monthly progress reports.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District missed first-grade child find and assessment deadlines; ordered to pay $2,500, provide speech therapy, and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictPlacentia-Yorba Linda Unified properly found student not eligible as emotionally disturbed; no reimbursement for Oregon therapeutic boarding school.District prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified must fund a speech and language IEE after waiting four months to file for due process.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Montebello Unified School District et al.Montebello and Bellflower Unified must provide 210 hours of compensatory vocational services and 170 hours of toilet training; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 8 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified must provide 160 hours of vocational services and 40 hours of speech therapy for transition planning failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. East Whittier City School DistrictEast Whittier City School District must fund added speech therapy, transition support, and $5,337 in assessments; autism preschool placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Fort Bragg Unified School District v. StudentFort Bragg Unified may place a fifth grader at Edgewood residential school for up to 45 school days as an interim setting.District prevailed on all issues
- Mt. Diablo Unified School District v. StudentMt. Diablo Unified may reassess a high school student at Children's Health Council without parental consent and must pay family travel costs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Miguel Joint Union School District (consolidated)San Miguel Joint Union must fund 12 months at Heartspring residential school after failing to deliver a settlement home ABA program.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Dublin Unified School DistrictDublin Unified prevails on all claims over Asperger's student's eligibility, assessments, and high school offer; Springstone reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified wrongly found a preschooler with autism ineligible; ordered to repay at least $15,845 and fund services through June 2008.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Alameda City Unified School District v. StudentAlameda Unified's June 2007 IEP offering an autism special day class and services offered a FAPE; parents did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Modesto City Schools v. StudentModesto City Schools may not implement its May 2007 IEP over parent's objection and must hold a new IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified's psychoeducational assessment was appropriate, so the ALJ denied a publicly funded IEE; the family did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's psychoeducational and speech assessments and its March 2007 IEP goal and speech consultation upheld; parent did not appear.District prevailed on all issues
- Paramount Unified School District v. StudentParamount Unified loses its own case: the ALJ finds its September 2006 IEP denied FAPE and orders a new IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must repay about $8,900 for a behavior camp, an assessment, and speech therapy, and must redo speech and OT assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified's assessment delay was harmless; kindergartner not eligible under learning disability or speech-language categories.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may assess an 11th grader without parent consent under its February 2007 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Sylvan Union School District v. StudentSylvan Union may place a kindergartner with autism in a special day class and reassess OT, but not AT or APE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may complete a triennial speech and health reassessment without parental consent after the parents refused to sign.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund intensive home and school behavior services for autistic first grader after aide failures and IEP team defect.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Tehachapi Unified's finding that a student's fights were not a manifestation of his disability; expulsion may proceed.District prevailed on all issues