OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Paul H. Kamoroff
54 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 5, split in 23, district prevailed on all issues in 26.
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- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District prevails; parent's challenges to a 2023 IEP and auditory processing assessment are time-barred or unproven.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School District (consolidated)Stockton Unified may exit student from special education but owes one hour of make-up speech therapy for May 2025.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse private school tuition and fund 20 hours of staff training after predetermining a repeat IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Whittier Union High School District v. StudentWhittier Union High School District need not fund independent evaluations; its multidisciplinary and assistive technology assessments were appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified may move a student with autism to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Mendocino Unified School District v. StudentMendocino Unified must fund an independent speech and language evaluation after failing to prove its triennial assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified may place student at HELP Group nonpublic school without parent consent; all ten student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Palm Springs Unified School District v. StudentPalm Springs Unified need not fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation; ALJ finds its May 2024 assessment legally compliant.District prevailed on all issues
- Madera Unified School District v. StudentMadera Unified may not exit a five-year-old with autism from special education based on one unreliable autism test.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified wins every claim over goals, home ABA, parent training, mental health assessment, and OT for kindergartner with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School District (consolidated)Ukiah Unified must fund 277 compensatory hours, an AAC assessment, and staff training; its October 2023 IEP is rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 32 of 38 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Rincon Valley Union Elementary School DistrictRincon Valley Union Elementary wins all six claims over a preschooler's April 2023 IEP; ALJ calls the claims baseless.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified's IEE cost caps upheld; district need not fund parents' chosen evaluator for psychoeducational and transition IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified prevails on all claims; no duty to offer FAPE while parents privately placed student out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails on all ten challenges to a ninth grader's 2021 IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified may move a tenth grader to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days after showing substantial risk of injury.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stanislaus Union School DistrictStanislaus Union must reimburse $7,087.50 for an independent evaluation and train staff after failing to give prior written notice; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 14 issues
- Odyssey Charter School v. StudentOdyssey Charter School may move a kindergartner with autism to its South Campus special day class for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Mariposa County Unified School District et al.Mariposa County Unified and Sierra Foothill Charter win every claim over a seventh grader's COVID-delayed initial IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Community Roots Academy Charter SchoolCommunity Roots Academy denied FAPE by offering another district's program and requiring disenrollment; 116 compensatory hours and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 8 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictALJ upheld Los Angeles Unified's ESY placement and length; a federal court reversed on both issues.District prevailed on all issuesReversed on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails on every issue; its 2018 assessment stands and it owes no independent neuropsychological evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied an autistic second grader a FAPE by refusing behavior services and goals; 152 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 14 issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified must reimburse half of Winston School tuition and fund IEEs; award cut for Parents' refusal of reassessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund independent behavior and occupational therapy assessments; health aide and parent participation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all claims; move of autistic seven-year-old to moderate/severe special day class upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School DistrictHuntington Beach Union High School District prevails; ALJ rejects 22-year-old's claim for an hour of daily speech therapy.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High must reimburse residential treatment and private school costs; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse a year of nonpublic school tuition and transportation after failing to implement a consented IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 19 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High School District's May 2016 transition IEP offered FAPE; district may implement it without parents' consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified must fund a year of nonpublic school tuition and 36 hours of OT, but its 2016 special day class offer is upheldSplit decision: student prevailed on 10 of 68 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School District (consolidated)San Dieguito Union High may reassess student without consent; parents' conditions voided consent and all student claims are denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Dehesa School District et al. (consolidated)Dehesa School District and Community Montessori Charter must reimburse $20,709 in private school tuition and fund 68 hours of services.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified wrongly denied a student with ADHD eligibility and must reimburse $5,196.07 and provide therapy; its assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Hemet Unified School DistrictHemet Unified denied FAPE to a student with a learning disability and must fund 300 compensatory hours and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 4 issues (4 in part)
- Student v. Lake Elsinore Unified School DistrictLake Elsinore Unified did not deny FAPE by failing to assess, because parents refused consent to its assessment plans.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Val Verde Unified School DistrictVal Verde Unified wrongly refused a reassessment, but no FAPE denial because student graduated before testing would finish.District prevailed on all issues
- California Virtual Academies et al. v. StudentCalifornia Virtual Academies and Spencer Valley must fund an assistive technology IEE; their other three triennial assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must fund an independent functional behavior assessment and behavior plan; Student's other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 21 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. California Children's Services (Orange County)California Children's Services must join a first grader's IEP as physical therapy provider because his therapy was both medically and educationally necessary.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified's autism special day class offer upheld; parents' request for home-based ABA program denied on all five issues.District prevailed on all issues
- Desert Sands Unified School District v. StudentDesert Sands Unified's 2013 IEP denied FAPE by dropping adapted PE and omitting OT; home instruction and reassessment upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District et al.Capistrano Unified and Journey Charter School prevail; non-disciplinary removals from class were not suspensions requiring manifestation reviews.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund two IEEs; revoking consent to a first IEP did not end the student's special education rights.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified must fund 36 hours of occupational therapy and $1,400 in preschool tuition after dropping a classroom placement; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 17 issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Yuba City Unified and Sutter County schools prevail; parent cannot choose the nurse who provides a student's IEP nursing services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside County Office of EducationRiverside County Office of Education must seek locked residential placement and provide 39 hours of speech therapy for juvenile hall student.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictStudent with autism wins all issues against Los Angeles Unified; ALJ invalidates diploma, restores eligibility, and orders compensatory speech and OT.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified was not responsible for two brothers while their family lived outside the district, but was responsible from January 13, 2013.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Vista Unified School DistrictVista Unified prevails: kindergartner with possible high-functioning autism was not eligible for special education, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. High Tech High et al.High Tech High must reimburse $25,287 for nonpublic school tuition and a speech evaluation; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 12 issues
- Student v. Redlands Unified School DistrictRedlands Unified must reimburse $3,697 in private preschool tuition because its special education preschool was not the LRE.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Fountain Valley School District (consolidated)Fountain Valley School District's kindergarten IEP and behavior plan offered FAPE; parents' private school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues