OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge June R. Lehrman
44 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 18, district prevailed on all issues in 20.
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- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied a nonverbal preschooler with autism a FAPE through assessment, ESY, speech and AAC delays; Student prevailed on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified may place an 11th grader at Rossier Park High School for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. West Covina Unified School District (consolidated)West Covina Unified wins all 18 of Student's claims over its nonpublic school offer but cannot implement its May 2025 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified need not fund three IEEs and may implement its special day class IEP offer without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Kern High School District (consolidated)Kern High School District may exit a 16-year-old from special education without parent consent; its assessments were upheld and no IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified showed that removing the student was justified, but OAH rejected its one-hour-a-day in-home interim setting as inadequate.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified violated stay put by disenrolling a hard-of-hearing student; ALJ orders staff training but denies tuition and compensatory education.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Campbell Union School District et al.Campbell Union must hold a manifestation determination for a student without an IEP after removing her more than 10 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified wrongly stopped serving an adult student who moved out of state; must fund driver's training and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hacienda La Puente Unified School DistrictHacienda La Puente Unified must repay $9,300 for IEEs, offer two assessments, and provide 19 reading hours; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 27 issues
- Student v. Magnolia Science Academy-Santa Ana (consolidated)Magnolia Science Academy-Santa Ana may reassess a student without parent consent; three-year rule applies despite disputed prior IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alameda Unified School DistrictAlameda Unified must reimburse $9,766 in Orion Academy tuition after a flawed March 2022 IEP; future Orion placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Hanford Elementary School District v. StudentHanford Elementary may not implement third-grader's IEP without parent consent; ALJ finds participation violation and unclear accommodations.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High must fund two IEEs after its 2019 psychoeducational and speech assessments were found inappropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Ventura Unified School District v. StudentVentura Unified may exit a 12-year-old student from special education without parental consent; IEE issue dismissed after withdrawal.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union must provide 211.5 compensatory hours for assessment failures; its behavior assessment and IEP offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund adapted physical education and assistive technology IEEs and maintain speech therapy; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 16 issues
- Student v. Menifee Union School DistrictMenifee Union must reverse expulsion of student with ADHD after a flawed manifestation review; ALJ finds basis of knowledge.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Burbank Unified School District (consolidated)Burbank Unified must reimburse $36,910.17 for private preschool and speech therapy; general education and full-time aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 20 of 57 issues (6 in part)
- Milpitas Unified School District v. StudentMilpitas Unified may not implement its 2018 IEP without consent after holding meetings without the parent and making an unclear offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund a mental health IEE after offering too little counseling; claims on assessment, eligibility, and placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified denied a preschooler FAPE by offering no behavior services; ALJ orders IEEs and a one-to-one aide.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund behavior and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; auditory processing assessment claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues
- El Segundo Unified School District v. StudentEl Segundo Unified may place a student at Sunrise nonpublic school for up to 45 school days as an interim setting.District prevailed on all issues
- Whittier City School District v. StudentWhittier City School District may conduct a student's triennial reassessment, including school psychologist testing, without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 11 claims over inclusion activities and services for a 10-year-old with an intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Burbank Unified School District v. StudentBurbank Unified may place a 9-year-old with autism at Five Acres therapeutic nonpublic school without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $23,718.68 and fund residential treatment after three IEPs failed to meet student's mental health needs.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School District (consolidated)Las Virgenes Unified offered FAPE in its Social Communication Program; parents' request for an IEE and continued nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Torrance Unified School District v. StudentTorrance Unified may complete a triennial reassessment without parental consent, and parents may not be present in the testing room.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified prevails on all claims that it failed to implement a nonverbal autistic student's IEP after a settlement.District prevailed on all issues
- Manhattan Beach Unified School District v. StudentManhattan Beach Unified's offer of residential treatment at Devereaux in Texas was a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District did not deny FAPE by declining speech therapy during the five-week gap after ESY.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's April 2012 IEP properly documented a student's accommodations; parent's claim of FAPE denial rejected.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School DistrictBaldwin Park Unified wrongly refused an emotional disturbance assessment, but the ALJ found no denial of FAPE and denied all relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Victor Valley Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Victor Valley Union High must keep student partly mainstreamed and conduct a new behavior assessment; most of 55 claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 89 issues
- Student v. Montebello Unified School DistrictMontebello Unified did not have to fund an aide and transportation for community college art classes; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Desert Sands Unified School DistrictDesert Sands Unified must fund OT and assistive technology IEEs over seating and furniture gaps; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 24 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: late transfer IEP did not deny FAPE, and no duty to offer AB 3632 residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rosedale Union Elementary School DistrictRosedale Union Elementary prevails: special day class, not general education with an ABA aide, was the LRE for kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified and LACOE must provide OT, speech, health, and assistive technology services and reassess; placement and aide claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 22 of 36 issues
- Student v. East Whittier City School District et al.East Whittier City School District's refusal to give a central auditory processing assessment did not deny FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues