OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Stella L. Owens-Murrell
36 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 10, district prevailed on all issues in 23.
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- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; Mother's residency-based motion to dismiss denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund a nonpublic autism school for 2014-2015 after Bridgeport placement stopped meeting a student's behavior needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails: claims about missed OT and no 2013 IEP meeting were barred by a settlement agreement's FAPE waiver.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's offer of an autism class on the Reseda High School campus was the least restrictive environment; Student's claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must reimburse $91,000 for a Utah residential school after its day-program offer and triennial assessment denied FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Paso Robles Unified School DistrictPaso Robles Unified and San Luis Obispo County Mental Health prevail on all claims over an autistic student's final two high school years.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Barbara Unified School District v. StudentSanta Barbara Unified's speech and language assessment was appropriate, so the district does not have to fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified denied FAPE by rejecting a county mental health residential treatment recommendation; 11 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles County Office of EducationLos Angeles County Office of Education denied FAPE by rejecting residential treatment for a juvenile court school student; RTC placement ordered.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 205 hours of tutoring for missed RSP, counseling, and aide services; six claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union may assess a preschooler without parental consent under its March 2011 assessment plan; records issue dismissed.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union need not fund IEEs; ALJ rejects parent's claims about IEP meeting scheduling and district attorney attendance.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified's general education placement with resource support was appropriate; parent's request for a special day class denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified's April 2010 kindergarten IEP offered FAPE; ALJ denies requests for NPA ABA aide, home services, and ESY.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $34,649 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reimburse $50,797.12 in Village Glen tuition after failing to offer a FAPE to a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 12 issues
- Anaheim City School District v. StudentAnaheim City School District must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation, but its functional behavior assessment was upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Tustin Unified School District v. StudentTustin Unified may conduct an 18-year-old's triennial reassessment with its own staff assessors without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School District et al.Long Beach Unified and LA County Mental Health prevail; Hillsides residential placement offered FAPE, and request for Illinois facility denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified prevails on all claims by a graduate with a learning disability; claims before December 2006 time-barred.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified violated child find in October 2007, but ALJ denies all reimbursement for out-of-state residential placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Fresno Unified School District v. StudentFresno Unified fails to prove its special day class offer was the least restrictive environment; full-inclusion student stays at Duncan.Student prevailed on all issues
- Garvey School District v. StudentGarvey School District's May 2008 occupational therapy assessment was appropriate, so the district need not fund an IEE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sweetwater Union High School DistrictSweetwater Union High School District's moderate to severe special day class offered FAPE in the LRE; parent's one-to-one classroom request denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to provide home-to-school transportation to a student who transferred schools under school choice.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Covina-Valley Unified School DistrictCovina-Valley Unified's offer of aural rehabilitation therapy instead of auditory verbal therapy provided FAPE; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims over a middle schooler's full-inclusion placement, aide supervision and health needs.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; no publicly funded IEE, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alvord Unified School DistrictAlvord Unified denied FAPE with a non-comparable December 2007 interim placement and must provide 10 weeks of compensatory services.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 7 issues
- Encinitas Union School District v. StudentEncinitas Union School District's 2007 reassessment and preschool special day class offer upheld; parents' request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School District (consolidated)Los Angeles Unified must provide 800 minutes of in-home speech therapy for delayed IEP implementation; district wins three other issues.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Palmdale Elementary School DistrictPalmdale Elementary must provide stipulated compensatory OT and speech therapy; staff training, placement, and other compensatory claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not deny FAPE to a 21-year-old transfer student; the IEP delay came from the family's own inaction.District prevailed on all issues
- Lancaster School District v. StudentLancaster School District may exit 11-year-old from special education after reassessment showed no specific learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District v. StudentPanama-Buena Vista Union may reassess a 13-year-old whose parents signed the plan but never brought him to testing.District prevailed on all issues
- Alhambra Unified School District v. StudentAlhambra Unified's offer of a severely handicapped special day class at Lincoln School was a FAPE in the least restrictive environment.District prevailed on all issues