OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Richard T. Breen
26 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 2, split in 7, district prevailed on all issues in 17.
Search and filter these decisions · 18 OAH orders by ALJ Richard T. Breen
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.On remand, LACOE was responsible for RTC placement until juvenile hall release; LAUSD is responsible afterward, and CDE is not.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified prevails: its OT assessment stands, and its Essential Skills IEP offer may be implemented without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified must provide compensatory PT, vision, mobility, and assistive technology services after a year-long assessment delay.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 6 issues (4 in part)
- Rowland Unified School District v. StudentRowland Unified's occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an independent evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Montecito Union Elementary School District et al.Montecito Union and Santa Barbara County Education Office predetermined aide services; ALJ orders nonpublic agency aide and 96 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified's finding that a ninth grader's sharing of prescription pills was not a manifestation of his disability is upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified, home district of a dependent youth's court-appointed responsible adult, was responsible for her FAPE during an out-of-state placement.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al. (consolidated)The responsible adult's district, not Orange County Department of Education or CDE, owed FAPE to a juvenile dependent placed out of state.District prevailed on all issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified's triennial assessment upheld; ALJ rules student no longer eligible and may be exited without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified wins on all issues as child find and safeguards claims are time-barred or fail at age 19.District prevailed on all issues
- Huntington Beach Union High School District v. StudentHuntington Beach Union High need not fund a speech-language IEE, and its September 2008 IEP amendment offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Baldwin Park Unified School District et al.Baldwin Park and Covina-Valley Unified prevail on all claims over auditory-verbal therapy, oral placement, and response to peer misconduct allegations.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Hermosa Beach City School District (consolidated)Hermosa Beach City School District offered a FAPE; parents' claim for nonpublic school reimbursement at Summit View denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Simi Valley Unified prevails on every claim brought by a blind 22-year-old student; ALJ upholds her age-out exit.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $79,641.20 for home ABA and a speech IEE after failing to reassess behavior in 2006.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 23 issues (4 in part)
- Lancaster Elementary School District v. StudentLancaster Elementary School District may assess a 12-year-old under its August 2007 plan without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $35,819.58 for residential treatment tuition and travel after a child find violation; procedural claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Riverside Unified School District (consolidated)Riverside Unified must pay $1,500 for a private evaluation and fund a speech IEE after offering IEEs; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High School District owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement; District provided FAPE and parents gave no notice.District prevailed on all issues
- Riverside Unified School District v. StudentRiverside Unified may exit a high-achieving second grader with autism from special education over his parents' objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified prevails: late mental health referral was a procedural violation without FAPE denial; home instruction claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund up to 240 hours of Lindamood-Bell reading instruction; math, speech, writing, transition claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lynwood Unified School DistrictLynwood Unified prevails on all claims over assessments, speech services, a one-to-one aide, LRE, and Spanish IEP translations.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified may place a 15-year-old at Riley School and refer him for a mental health assessment without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda Unified School DistrictEtiwanda Unified prevails: student with auditory processing disorder not eligible under specific learning disability; OT and compensatory claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School DistrictSanta Monica-Malibu Unified must reimburse $2,150 for an IEE; student with ADHD found not eligible for special education.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues