OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge John A. Thawley
14 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 0, split in 4, district prevailed on all issues in 10.
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- Student v. Fremont Unified School District et al.Fremont Unified and Alameda County mental health must provide an OT assessment, tutoring, and counseling; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 11 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified's Head Start placement and 34-hour weekly behavior intervention offer for preschooler with autism upheld on all issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Joaquin County Office of Education et al.San Joaquin County Office of Education must provide 18 hours of compensatory speech therapy; aide, OT, and Ripon Unified claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Rafael City SchoolsSan Rafael City Schools must fund 200 Lindamood-Bell hours and reimburse $10,668.48 over missed reading assessment, missing goals, RSP services, and ESY.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 14 issues (5 in part)
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's fall 2006 psychoeducational and speech-language assessments held appropriate, so the parent's request for IEEs at public expense fails.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must provide 22 hours of compensatory speech therapy; placement, records, and notice claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified may assess a high school student without parental consent under its 2006 and 2007 assessment plans.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High School District's manifestation determination upheld; student's appeal of the decision preceding his expulsion denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictMonterey Peninsula Unified prevails on all claims over vision assessment, child find, IEP implementation, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lucia Mar Unified School DistrictLucia Mar Unified offered a FAPE through its IEP goals and High Point reading program; all procedural claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified's functional skills class, restricted general PE, and on-campus cross-country training offered a FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified's preschool special day class offer for a three-year-old with autism provided FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified wins: parents cannot exit their son from special education, and the District may reassess him.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified's offer of small-group pull-out speech therapy was a FAPE; parent's challenge denied on all points.District prevailed on all issues