OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Linda Dowd
9 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 1, split in 7, district prevailed on all issues in 1.
Search and filter these decisions · 39 OAH orders by ALJ Linda Dowd
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $28,557.50 for reading tutoring and private school after reading intervention and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 33 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Chowchilla Elementary School DistrictChowchilla Elementary violated child find by delaying a kindergartner's assessment and must fund two hours of behavior or counseling services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union must hold an IEP meeting to fix unmeasurable 2023 goals; five other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund residential treatment, 254 compensatory hours, and an occupational therapy evaluation after stalled assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 47 of 65 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund 18 hours of compensatory services for failing to implement a student's behavior intervention services.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund 87 hours of tutoring for missed specialized academic instruction after a transfer; most other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 18 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund independent evaluations in speech, math, or cognition.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must fund 19.5 hours of occupational therapy and up to $3,805 in reimbursement; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 20 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High must reimburse about $79,600 for residential placement, assessment and travel after child find and predetermination violations.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 8 issues