OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Rita Defilippis
27 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 14, district prevailed on all issues in 7.
Search and filter these decisions · 133 OAH orders by ALJ Rita Defilippis
- Petaluma City Schools v. StudentPetaluma City Schools' psychoeducational, speech-language, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union's manifestation determinations were wrong; ALJ orders an independent behavior assessment and transition IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Monrovia Unified School District (consolidated)Monrovia Unified denied FAPE by not offering social skills training and must fund up to $3,200 in PEERS sessions.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 16 issues
- Student v. Champs Charter High School of the ArtsChamps Charter High School of the Arts must reimburse $66,266 in residential tuition after failing to offer adequate behavior services and placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 2 issues (2 in part)Vanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Salinas Union High School DistrictSalinas Union High wrongly found an eighth grader's off-campus assault unrelated to his ADHD; ALJ orders him returned to his middle school.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- San Jose Unified School District v. StudentSan Jose Unified must fund a bilingual independent psychoeducational evaluation after giving a Spanish-speaking parent an English-only assessment plan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund staff training after denying return transportation from a community-based instruction trip; two other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School DistrictChino Valley Unified wrongly found student ineligible for special education and must reimburse $35,920 plus mileage and fund staff training.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $11,023.36 and fund IEEs after unclear IEP offers and a predetermined COVID mask health plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all seven procedural claims about an IEP meeting held without the parent of an adult student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund an independent vision and orientation and mobility assessment of up to $6,000; psychoeducational and implementation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund a vision and mobility assessment up to $6,000; psychoeducational and implementation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Juan Unified School District et al.San Juan Unified and Visions In Education must assess a 10th grader after wrongly refusing parent's requests; speech claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Fortuna Union High School DistrictFortuna Union High School District's manifestation finding overturned; student with autism returns to school and gets a behavior assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- San Francisco Unified School District v. StudentSan Francisco Unified may not implement its SOAR Academy IEP without parent consent because the offer was unclear.Student prevailed on all issues
- Los Alamitos Unified School District v. StudentLos Alamitos Unified may reassess a 17-year-old with autism without Mother's consent after Father signed the plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must fund 174 hours of dyslexia reading instruction, 100 transition hours, and two assessments for an 18-year-old senior.Split decision: student prevailed on 12 of 34 issues (2 in part)
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified's psychoeducational, behavior, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs in those areas.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lakeside Joint School DistrictLakeside Joint School District must fund IEEs and reimburse private school tuition after never holding a 2018-2019 IEP meeting.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must repay about $6,000 in preschool tuition, ABA, and mileage costs and provide nine hours of speech therapy.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Gilroy Unified School DistrictGilroy Unified must reimburse $406.50 for a second parent's plane ticket under an IEP travel agreement; toll fee claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified wins child find case; pre-June 2015 claims time-barred and summer break delayed assessment deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must train special education staff after an improperly composed July 2015 IEP meeting; other claims denied or time-barred.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Lafayette School DistrictLafayette School District was responsible for a student's special education because his mother lived in Lafayette, despite his father's move.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Leandro Unified School District v. StudentSan Leandro Unified's five assessments upheld as appropriate; guardians not entitled to independent evaluations at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must return student to George Washington High after holding his manifestation review without him; student wins all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified prevails; parent did not prove missed assistive technology services or a deficient speech and language assessment.District prevailed on all issues