OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Robert F. Helfand
36 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 5, split in 11, district prevailed on all issues in 20.
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- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins every claim over home instruction, alternative school placement, and return-to-campus plan for student with chronic fatigue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by not addressing escalating behaviors at a November 2014 IEP; 34 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictFederal court vacated ALJ decision ordering Manhattan Beach Unified to make autism primary eligibility, fund a 1:1 ABA aide, and reimburse $4,190.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified not responsible for student's education after county Adoption Assistance funded his residential placement; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Magnolia Elementary School District v. StudentMagnolia Elementary School District's triennial assessment and nonpublic school IEP offer upheld; district may implement the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School District (consolidated)Newport-Mesa Unified's triennial assessment and special day class IEP offer upheld; district may implement IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School District (consolidated)San Marcos Unified may place student in high school special day classes; ALJ denies all of Student's claims.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tustin Unified School District (consolidated)Tustin Unified may implement IEP moving medically fragile student from county program to Currie Middle School; Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego County Office of EducationSan Diego County Office of Education must find and implement a residential placement for a detained student; OT violation also found.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 4 issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by skipping science and social studies for a sixth grader; speech, assessment and participation claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District may place an autistic kindergartner in the SUCSESS class at his home school; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified's preschool assessment of a multilingual three-year-old was appropriate; district need not fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fallbrook Union High School DistrictFallbrook Union High School District denied FAPE by holding no IEPs, assessments, or transition plan; ALJ orders independent evaluation before setting remedy.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Westminster School DistrictWestminster School District prevails; stay put placement was the Johnson Middle School SUCSESS class, and IEP offer claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified must reimburse $20,214 for private school and ABA aide after failing to assess and serve preschooler with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 13 issues
- Capistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's occupational therapy assessment found appropriate; district need not fund an independent OT evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of Education et al.Los Angeles County Office of Education did not deny FAPE through mental health services in juvenile hall; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Coachella Valley Unified School District v. StudentCoachella Valley Unified must fund psychoeducational and assistive technology IEEs; its speech-language assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Grossmont Union High School District v. StudentGrossmont Union High School District's offer of residential treatment placement offered FAPE in the least restrictive environment, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified did not deny FAPE by failing to assess for dyslexia; ALJ finds no clear parent request.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified must reimburse $4,762 in preschool costs for predetermining a placement; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District et al.Los Angeles Unified and two charter schools prevail; missed IEP meetings and transition plan did not deny student FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must increase apraxia speech therapy, reimburse $19,790, and place preschooler in inclusive class; seven claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. La Mesa-Spring Valley School DistrictLa Mesa-Spring Valley School District prevails; academically successful student with autism traits properly found ineligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Shoreline Unified School DistrictShoreline Unified must reimburse $13,114.98 in private school costs after a flawed 2008 IEP meeting; earlier-period and IEE claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School DistrictEscondido Union High must reimburse $24,693.97 for a residential placement after failing its child find duty for an honors student.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School DistrictSaddleback Valley Unified wins a bifurcated hearing: the two-year limit applies and Parents' request to waive it is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Ocean View School District et al. v. StudentOcean View School District's May 2007 IEP, including general education placement, a shadow aide and ABA social skills services, offered an autistic student a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Newport-Mesa Unified School District v. StudentNewport-Mesa Unified's offer to move a student from a nonpublic school to a district special day class offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Sierra Unified School District v. StudentSierra Unified fails to show a county-run special day class at Beth Ramacher Center was FAPE for a student with severe disabilities.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orange County Department of Education et al.Orange County Department of Education must implement IEP and fund Utah residential placement; LAUSD, Charter Oak, and CDE not responsible.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails: home instruction delay was not its fault, and its public high school offer was a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bonsall Unified School DistrictBonsall Unified must pay $11,203, half the cost of a private aide and therapies, after predetermining an autistic student's IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must restore nonpublic agency speech therapy for an autistic second grader; IEE-list claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified prevails on all issues; 2002 ineligibility findings upheld and reimbursement for private therapy denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $66,920 for a Utah residential school after missing emotional disturbance; District may reassess the student.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues