OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Penelope S. Pahl
28 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 13, district prevailed on all issues in 9.
Search and filter these decisions · 354 OAH orders by ALJ Penelope S. Pahl
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified wins all five claims, including its decision to exit an eighth grader with autism from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must treat student with ADHD as eligible, reimburse $4,300 and fund 100 compensatory hours after biased assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may keep a first grader in Sierra Vista's Intensive Intervention Program for 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa Academy Charter School (consolidated)Santa Rosa Academy Charter School must provide counseling, social skills training, and $12,250 in behavior services; settlement claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Alhambra Unified School District v. StudentAlhambra Unified need not fund three IEEs; ALJ finds its speech, OT, and behavior assessments legally compliant.District prevailed on all issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may move an 18-year-old student to Rising Star SPED Academy for up to 45 school days after repeated injuries.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified prevails on all claims involving COVID-era distance learning, aide, therapy services, ESY, and IEP predetermination.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified denied FAPE by holding an IEP meeting without a general education teacher; new IEP meeting and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified failed to deliver counseling during distance learning, but earlier make-up minutes sufficed; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 15 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Centralia Elementary School DistrictCentralia Elementary must provide 262 hours of tutoring and staff training; private school reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must provide 211 compensatory hours and staff training for distance learning failures and missing occupational therapy consultation.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 10 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified's triennial assessments and middle school placement offers upheld; student's request for nonpublic school placement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified must fund an independent functional vision assessment after failing to prove it used a valid assessment plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School District (consolidated)Lompoc Unified denied FAPE through inadequate behavior supports, a flawed speech assessment, and an involuntary transfer; 240 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund three independent evaluations and 120 hours of tutoring for failing to assess a student in speech, behavior and mental health and failing to address his school avoidance.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 22 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified prevails on all issues: 2016 autism assessment upheld, no IEE, and manifestation review without parents allowed.District prevailed on all issues
- Summit Public Schools-Denali v. StudentSummit Public Schools-Denali may not assess without consent through a "diagnostic placement" or implement its June 2018 IEP.Student prevailed on all issues
- Corcoran Joint Unified School District v. StudentCorcoran Joint Unified may reassess an 11-year-old student without parent consent despite parents' concerns about testing anxiety.District prevailed on all issues
- Sacramento City Unified School District v. StudentSacramento City Unified fails to prove its May 2017 IEP offered FAPE because incomplete assessments left goals without accurate baselines.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Templeton Unified School DistrictTempleton Unified must pay for an independent functional behavior assessment after withdrawing its case; its own assessment was found inappropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos must reimburse $33,359.25 for an IEE, private school, tutoring and therapy; a federal court later vacated the decision.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Los Altos School DistrictLos Altos School District must reimburse about $33,000 for an IEE, private school, counseling and tutoring after overly narrow assessments.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Liberty Union High School DistrictLiberty Union High must add daily dyslexia instruction, fund 152 tutoring hours, and train staff; transition-meeting timing claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified's segregated preschool class denied FAPE; district must reimburse private preschool tuition and fund summer placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified must fund an independent multidisciplinary evaluation after its flawed May 2016 initial assessment.Student prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified must fund an independent evaluation because its assessment was flawed and it shut Mother out of the review meeting.Student prevailed on all issues