OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Ted Mann
33 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 8, district prevailed on all issues in 22.
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- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District did not deny FAPE by ending a 22-year-old's services June 30 despite the IEP's July date.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School DistrictUkiah Unified did not have to hold a manifestation determination review after a second grader's two-day suspension.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ again finds Escondido Union High's psychoeducational and speech assessments deficient; earlier rulings and remedies for Student stand.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified prevails on all claims; settlement waivers bar claims before October 2024 and nonpublic school placement upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified correctly found a kindergartener with attention concerns not eligible under other health impairment; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified must reimburse up to $24,695 for a parent's residential placement after delaying placement for a student in crisis.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)Escondido Union High must fund Winston School tuition and independent evaluations after its assessments and IEP offer were found inadequate.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may exit an eighth grader from special education without parental consent, ALJ rules after repeated assessments.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Aspire Public Schools et al.Aspire charter schools must train IEP staff after missing the start-of-year IEP deadline; 25 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 27 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Temecula Valley Unified's initial assessments upheld; no publicly funded IEEs, and student found not eligible for special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High wins: ALJ finds district fully implemented settled IEP during student's summer school session.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District owes 58 hours of compensatory services for three-week COVID closure; distance learning claims otherwise denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Val Verde Unified School District v. StudentVal Verde Unified may reassess a 16-year-old student, including by a school psychologist, without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School DistrictMountain View-Los Altos Union High School District prevails on all claims; student succeeding in general education was properly found ineligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School DistrictRedondo Beach Unified prevails: special day class for core academics with general education for the rest of the day upheld as LRE.District prevailed on all issuesReversed in part on appealVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified prevails on all claims by a 22-year-old with intellectual disability over his program, transition plan, and IEP implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Torrance Unified School DistrictTorrance Unified must fund a speech-language IEE for inadequate pragmatic speech services and bullying; Lindamood-Bell reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 15 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails: it did not have to hold, or let a parent record, the behavior agency's monthly clinic meetings.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified failed to implement a student's test-correction accommodations in pre-calculus and must regrade her work and train staff.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Garden Grove Unified School District (consolidated)Garden Grove Unified's triennial IEP offered FAPE and may be implemented; district's request to finish assessments without consent denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified wins on all issues and may implement a ninth grader's February 2018 IEP without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District v. StudentNorwalk-La Mirada Unified may implement its special day class IEP offer for a first grader without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 60 hours of intensive reading instruction for child find, assessment, and eligibility failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Orinda Union School District v. StudentOrinda Union's mental health assessment was appropriate; family is not entitled to an independent assessment at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Del Mar Unified School DistrictDel Mar Unified denied FAPE by ignoring a private autism diagnosis; IEE ordered, but $73,000 private school reimbursement denied.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified prevails: student's goals were adequate, and a settlement agreement waived his FAPE claims through June 2016.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tehachapi Unified School DistrictTehachapi Unified denied FAPE by cancelling the June 2015 IEP meeting and leaving no IEP in place; staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach City School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach City School District's IEP offer and psychoeducational assessment upheld; no IEE at public expense for student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims over assessments, aides, behavior services, and assistive technology for student with intellectual disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Garvey School DistrictGarvey School District prevails on all claims over a one-to-one aide, speech services, and a kindergarten special day class.District prevailed on all issues
- Stanislaus Union School District v. StudentStanislaus Union may exit kindergartner from special education; IEP meeting held without the parents, who refused to attend, was proper.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to offer a one-to-one aide to a third grader with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- South Whittier School District v. StudentSouth Whittier School District's occupational therapy assessment upheld; it need not fund an independent OT evaluation for a preschooler.District prevailed on all issues