OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Suzanne B. Brown

23 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 0, split in 9, district prevailed on all issues in 14.

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• May 15, 2009 · OAH Case No. 2008110533 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. St. Helena Unified School District (consolidated)St. Helena Unified must reimburse 25 percent of private school tuition, $6,236.03, over a Life Skills class placement; other claims denied.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
• May 11, 2009 · OAH Case No. 2008100752 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Salinas Union High School District (consolidated)Salinas Union High must provide 450 minutes of missed speech therapy; its May 2008 IEP offered a FAPE.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues (1 in part)
• February 20, 2009 · OAH Case No. 2008090878 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Fremont Unified School District (consolidated)Fremont Unified must reimburse $24,260.50 for private preschool and ABA after failing to address a preschooler's behavior needs.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 23 issues (10 in part)
• February 17, 2009 · OAH Case No. 2008100578 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownSan Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified's June 2008 IEP offering the STARS special day class at Taft Middle School provided a FAPE.
  District prevailed on all issues
• August 27, 2008 · OAH Case No. 2008030735 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Modesto City Schools (consolidated)Modesto City Schools must fund an intensive one-to-one ABA program and repay $2,298.75 after refusing to discuss parents' placement request.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 14 issues
• April 23, 2008 · OAH Case No. 2008030017 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownLong Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified may place a fourth grader in a nonpublic school interim setting for up to 45 school days.
  District prevailed on all issues
• February 29, 2008 · OAH Case No. 2007110570 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health et al.Los Angeles County DMH and Palmdale School District prevail; late AB 3632 mental health referral did not deny FAPE.
  District prevailed on all issues
• February 22, 2008 · OAH Case No. 2007100353 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownOak Grove School District v. StudentOak Grove School District's psychoeducational assessment found appropriate; the parents' request for a publicly funded IEE is denied.
  District prevailed on all issues
• January 7, 2008 · OAH Case No. 2007070429 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Capistrano Unified School District et al. (consolidated)Capistrano Unified and Orange County Department of Education prevail; Tesoro High special day class offered FAPE in the LRE.
  District prevailed on all issues
• November 19, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2007060231 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Franklin-McKinley Elementary School DistrictFranklin-McKinley Elementary must hold a transition IEP meeting with high school staff; four other claims denied.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
• November 7, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2007070307 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Tracy Joint Unified School DistrictTracy Joint Unified must fund 30 compensatory hours and a $3,000 IEE after failing to find a fifth grader eligible.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 8 issues (1 in part)
• August 14, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2006090026 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified must reimburse $3,599.24 for Clarke School summer session after failing to offer 2005 ESY; other claims denied.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
• June 29, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2006120443 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownCapistrano Unified School District v. StudentCapistrano Unified's triennial reassessment and 2006 IEP offer of resource math support upheld; district prevailed on all issues.
  District prevailed on all issues
• March 27, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2006010204 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified did not deny FAPE by not offering a nonpublic school placement in 2004–2005; all claims denied.
  District prevailed on all issues
• February 8, 2007 · OAH Case No. 2006070550 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. San Mateo Union High School DistrictSan Mateo Union High School District prevails on all issues; no private school reimbursement because no FAPE denial was found.
  District prevailed on all issues
• November 1, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2006060896 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownDublin Unified School District v. StudentDublin Unified may exit a first grader from special education; ALJ finds she no longer meets autistic-like behaviors criteria.
  District prevailed on all issues
• August 21, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2006060355 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownWillits Unified School District v. StudentWillits Unified's offer of a high school special day class with a one-to-one aide was a FAPE for 2006-2007.
  District prevailed on all issues
• July 12, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2006050657 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownBerkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may reassess a 16-year-old for special education eligibility without the guardian's consent.
  District prevailed on all issues
• May 23, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2005070232 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails: fourth grader with an Asperger's diagnosis and situational stuttering found not eligible for special education.
  District prevailed on all issues
• March 28, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2005070135 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must reimburse $12,306.25 for in-home ABA plus weekly private speech therapy; autism SDC offer upheld.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues (1 in part)
• January 19, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2005071105 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownStudent v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District et al.Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified must reimburse up to $4,500 for an independent evaluation; all claims against Orange Unified denied.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 20 issues
• January 5, 2006 · OAH Case No. 2005090646 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownFremont Unified School District v. StudentALJ upholds Fremont Unified and California School for the Deaf offer of full-time autism special day class for deaf student.
  District prevailed on all issues
• October 17, 2005 · OAH Case No. 2005080397 · ALJ Suzanne B. BrownGateway Unified School District v. StudentGateway Unified's 2005-2006 special day class offer provided FAPE; district may implement it and must fix one writing goal.
  District prevailed on all issues