OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Laurie Gorsline
30 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 4, split in 12, district prevailed on all issues in 14.
Search and filter these decisions · 180 OAH orders by ALJ Laurie Gorsline
- Student v. University Preparatory AcademyUniversity Preparatory Academy case dismissed because Father lacked standing after family court gave Mother sole legal custody.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified must set aside a seventh grader's expulsion for skipping IDEA discipline protections; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. San Mateo County Office of EducationSan Mateo County Office of Education prevails on all child find, eligibility, and diploma claims brought by a former juvenile court school student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 13 claims by a high-achieving autistic student; missing prior written notice found harmless.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its 2023 reevaluation was appropriate.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must fund occupational therapy and speech/AAC IEEs and train staff over a records-only triennial and unconsented goal changes.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Grossmont Union High School DistrictGrossmont Union High School District wins all claims over its adult transition program offer for a privately placed student with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified prevails on all assessment and IEP claims for third grader with autism; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Goleta Union School DistrictGoleta Union denied FAPE by skipping autism, academic, and social-emotional triennial assessments and predetermining eligibility; staff training and evaluations ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District offered FAPE in triennial IEP and may implement it without parent consent; all student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cajon Valley Union School DistrictCajon Valley Union wrongly delayed assessing a preschooler, but no FAPE denial because Student did not prove eligibility.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union must fund 65 missed specialized instruction hours and train staff on IEP goals and present levels; in-person COVID claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Upland Unified School District v. StudentUpland Unified may reassess a 14-year-old student with ADHD without parental consent under its March 2019 assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified fails to prove its fall 2018 IEP for a 20-year-old offered a FAPE; the IEP cannot be implemented without Parent's consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified fails to prove its February 2018 initial IEP offered FAPE; the IEP cannot be implemented without parent consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Alamitos Unified School District v. StudentLos Alamitos Unified may not implement a triennial IEP without consent after excluding parents and relying on flawed assessments.Student prevailed on all issues
- La Canada Unified School District v. StudentLa Canada Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs; the ALJ upheld its occupational therapy assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Fountain Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley must fund 105.5 hours of one-to-one instruction and reimburse $2,697.50; autism eligibility and goals claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's manifestation determination is reversed and the expulsion rescinded; the claim that missed counseling caused the conduct is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School District (consolidated)Tehachapi Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and occupational therapy evaluations and train staff; student prevailed on every issue.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism and exited her from special education; all claims denied or time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified must reimburse $5,491 for private school and speech costs after delaying an IEP meeting; interim placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Westminster School District (consolidated)Westminster School District's May 2015 IEP offered a FAPE, but its October 2015 amendment, made without an IEP meeting, denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues
- Student v. Aveson Charter Schools et al.Aveson charter schools must give staff 40 hours of training after a flawed 2012 assessment and IEP meeting; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified properly offered placement at the student's school of residence, Barton Hill Elementary; parent's placement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Goleta Union School District (consolidated)Goleta Union need not fund a $6,000 neuropsychological IEE above its SELPA cost criteria; parent's delay claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with autism; assessment challenge time-barred and IEPs upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pasadena Unified School DistrictPasadena Unified must add a one-to-one aide, social skills group and intensive counseling plus 81 compensatory hours; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified's moderate/severe autism class offers for 2012-2014 upheld; all of Student's least restrictive environment claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sulfur Springs School DistrictSulfur Springs School District did not have to fund an IEE requested more than two years after its 2011 triennial assessment.District prevailed on all issues