OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Richard M. Clark
16 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 1, split in 6, district prevailed on all issues in 9.
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- Student v. Anaheim City School District (consolidated)Anaheim City School District must fund 750 hours of compensatory ABA and repay $1,661 for unaddressed behavior needs; IEE denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 8 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School DistrictGarden Grove Unified must reimburse $24,269.11 for Reading Learning Center services after speech, goal, ESY and LRE failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 16 issues (3 in part)
- Piedmont City Unified School District v. StudentPiedmont City Unified's academic and psychoeducational assessments were appropriate; ninth grader not entitled to a publicly funded IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified must assess a seventh grader and fund 200 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading after missing reading goals and procedural errors.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 15 issues (3 in part)
- Ripon Unified School District v. StudentRipon Unified may complete a triennial reassessment without parental consent or the parents' added testing conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Fullerton Joint Union High School District v. StudentFullerton Joint Union High School District may move a student with autism to the Costa Mesa Annex for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School DistrictElk Grove Unified must treat second grader as SLD-eligible, pay $3,275 in evaluation costs, and fund 160 Lindamood-Bell hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Newark Unified School DistrictNewark Unified prevails on all assessment, FAPE and procedural claims brought by a 21-year-old with an intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District must immediately serve a student placed by a regional center in a group home within its boundaries.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Elk Grove Unified School District et al.Elk Grove Unified must reimburse $8,564.67 for a private residential placement after failing to assess a student's mental health; county office prevails.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (consolidated)Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified prevails on all issues; 2005-2006 blended SDC offer upheld and Lindamood Bell reimbursement denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified must fund OT and autism specialist IEEs; its psychoeducational and speech-language assessments were upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Fullerton Joint Union High School District et al. (consolidated)Merced County Mental Health prevails: ending TBS aide did not deny FAPE, and mother must consent to records releases.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Ana Unified School DistrictSanta Ana Unified prevails on every claim as ALJ upholds the 2003 exit of a student from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pomona Unified School DistrictPomona Unified's offer of a special day class for a student with a cochlear implant was a FAPE; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's offers for 2004-2005, ESY 2005, and 2005-2006 are upheld as providing a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues