OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Rebecca Freie
48 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 20, district prevailed on all issues in 22.
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- Student v. Goleta Union School DistrictGoleta Union's offer to raise pull-out instruction to 700 weekly minutes for a student with Down syndrome denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must reimburse $86,458 for a therapeutic boarding school and counseling after failing its child find and assessment duties.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Juan Unified School DistrictSan Juan Unified must train staff on transfer-student IEP meetings; ALJ denies nonpublic school reimbursement and other claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Gilroy Unified School District v. StudentGilroy Unified may reassess a student with autism without consent but cannot implement its piecemeal, unfinished IEP offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Oakland Unified School District v. StudentOakland Unified may implement IEP placing third grader at Highland Academy without parent consent; placement held least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Soledad Unified School DistrictSoledad Unified denied FAPE by failing to make a clear offer after misleading parents about a Salinas placement; facilitated IEP meeting and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District did not refuse transportation to a Woodside High School placement; student's sole claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Unified School District v. StudentFremont Unified may reassess a 10th grader with anxiety-related attendance problems without parent consent; services may stop if Student is not produced.District prevailed on all issues
- Castro Valley Unified School District v. StudentCastro Valley Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech-language IEEs; its academic assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School DistrictSan Ramon Valley Unified's offer of a Spectrum Center placement denied FAPE, but no relief was ordered; three procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Parlier Unified School DistrictParlier Unified must train staff on writing measurable behavior and social skills goals; behavior plan and report claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wrongly found a homebound Lowell student ineligible under OHI and must fund 35 college units, assessments, and staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District's psychoeducational and speech assessments upheld; eight-year-old exited from special education with no publicly funded IEEs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must assess student's health after failing to answer a January 2015 assessment request; home/hospital claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School District (consolidated)Sacramento City Unified fails to show dangerousness; ALJ denies request to move student to a nonpublic school for 45 days.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must train case managers after holding an IEP meeting without a speech therapist; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund three independent assessments and translate IEPs into Spanish after procedural violations denied FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified correctly found a third grader with ADHD ineligible for special education; all three claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. The Charter School of San DiegoThe Charter School of San Diego must reimburse $47,190.88 for a residential placement after it predetermined its May 2012 IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified did not have to provide occupational therapy during a first grader's 2014 extended school year.District prevailed on all issues
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified may place a third grader in its counseling enriched class at Roosevelt Elementary without Mother's consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Marysville Joint Unified School DistrictMarysville Joint Unified withheld required age-of-majority notice, so a former foster youth may pursue claims from her 18th birthday forward.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union did not predetermine middle school special day class placement for autistic student; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Aspire Public Schools v. StudentAspire Public Schools may not implement an IEP written at a meeting held without parents after Mother asked to reschedule.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Acalanes Union High School DistrictAcalanes Union High School District correctly found a student with ADHD ineligible for special education; Fusion Academy reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Barbara Unified School DistrictSanta Barbara Unified must provide 180 hours of reading instruction and child find staff training; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Lucia Mar Unified School District (consolidated)Lucia Mar Unified prevails on all issues; its February 2012 IEP, with special day class and revised behavior plan, offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Joint Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Joint Unified prevails on all claims over a preschooler's eligibility category, autism assessment, behavior supports, and speech services.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fullerton School District (consolidated)Fullerton School District must reimburse $6,475 for an independent evaluation after offering reassessment instead of funding or defending.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School DistrictMill Valley School District wrongly denied OHI eligibility to a gifted eighth grader with ADHD; ALJ orders 36 compensatory hours.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must fund 255 hours of tutoring for unprovided resource services; District may conduct triennial assessment without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 10 issues
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified's February 2011 IEP offered a FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent; switch of aide agency upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Los Angeles Unified School District v. StudentLos Angeles Unified's vision and hearing assessments of an autistic student upheld; no publicly funded IEEs ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified prevails on all claims; its offer of a special day class for high-functioning autism was found to provide FAPE, and parents' private-school reimbursement claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: speech, APE, and OT levels in triennial IEP were sufficient, and physical therapy was not needed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Amador County Unified School District et al.Amador County Unified denied FAPE by moving a preschool autism class to a cramped Plymouth portable; new classroom and compensatory education ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues
- Student v. Ravenswood City School District (consolidated)Ravenswood City School District must fund three years at Stellar Academy plus 600 tutoring hours for a student with a learning disability.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 21 issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District et al. v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union and Kern County Superintendent win all issues; preschool autism offer upheld and no IEE required.District prevailed on all issues
- Roseville City Elementary School District v. StudentRoseville City Elementary's offer of a county-run autism class to a seventh grader was a FAPE in the LRE, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Carlos Elementary School DistrictSan Carlos Elementary School District prevails on all claims, including child find, assessment, eligibility category, and private school reimbursement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cabrillo Unified School DistrictCabrillo Unified must repay $30,736 for Arbor Bay School and fund another year there; occupational therapy claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's manifestation finding reversed; ALJ holds a 13-year-old's drug-seed incident was caused by his ADHD.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified must fund 685 compensatory hours and an independent assessment over inadequate 2007-08 IEP goals; most claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 37 issues
- Chico Unified School District v. StudentChico Unified may reassess a 16-year-old with a learning disability without his father's consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- San Francisco Unified School District v. StudentSan Francisco Unified's offer of a special day class at El Dorado Elementary upheld as a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues
- Murrieta Valley Unified School District v. StudentMurrieta Valley Unified's offer of a severely handicapped special day class for a kindergartner was a FAPE in the LRE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ravenswood City School DistrictRavenswood City School District must fund independent behavior and psychoeducational assessments; eligibility and nonpublic school claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's Leichman placement upheld, but District must provide door-to-door transportation and a functional behavioral assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues