OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Theresa Ravandi
36 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 2, split in 18, district prevailed on all issues in 16.
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- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent evaluation for a second grader with ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools prevails on all claims over a high school transition meeting and its refusal of one-to-one tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified may exit sixth grader from special education without parental consent, ALJ rules.District prevailed on all issues
- Center Joint Unified School District v. StudentCenter Joint Unified may not place an eighth grader at a separate special education school without Parent's consent.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Piedmont Unified School DistrictPiedmont Unified must fund independent speech and occupational therapy assessments it never completed; ten other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues
- Newark Unified School District v. StudentNewark Unified may reassess student without parent consent; ALJ rejects parent's objection to standardized testing.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified's May 2022 IEP offered appropriate structured literacy instruction for a student with dyslexia; no specific method required.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Mar Union School District v. StudentDel Mar Union's triennial psychoeducational assessment held legally compliant; parent's request for a publicly funded independent evaluation denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified did not have to ensure a student's one-to-one nurse attended IEP meetings; the district prevailed on the only issue.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Golden Plains Unified School DistrictGolden Plains Unified must fund two IEEs, 29 counseling hours, and 54.5 tutoring hours after assessment and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Hanford Elementary School DistrictHanford Elementary should have reassessed a student with ADHD, but no remedy because he was not shown eligible.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified must provide 473 compensatory hours and two IEEs after failing to implement a 21-year-old's IEP following her certificate.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Pittsburg Unified School DistrictPittsburg Unified denied FAPE by skipping a health assessment for a student with spina bifida; 243 compensatory hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Santa Rosa City SchoolsSanta Rosa City Schools must place student with autism and emotional disturbance at Monarch residential center and reimburse $5,500.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 6 issues
- Student v. Hayward Unified School DistrictHayward Unified must hold an IDEA manifestation determination for an expelled student after conceding a basis of knowledge.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified's 2016 psycho-educational evaluation upheld; parent not entitled to a publicly funded IEE despite a late IEP meeting.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified may move student to Highland Academy for 45 school days but must provide a one-to-one bus aide.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School District (consolidated)Oakland Unified shows a second grader's Sequoia placement is dangerous, but the ALJ rejects both proposed interim special day classes.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Tracy Unified School District v. StudentTracy Unified must fund an independent psycho-educational evaluation after its triennial assessment was found legally deficient.Student prevailed on all issues
- Lodi Unified School District v. StudentLodi Unified may implement its May 2016 IEP, including a plan to fade one-to-one behavior services, without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vacaville Unified School DistrictVacaville Unified must provide communication devices, 79.5 hours of AAC services, and $1,597.13; the speech-provider claim is denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues
- Student v. San Mateo-Foster City School District (consolidated)San Mateo-Foster City must release behavior assessor's notes and teacher forms; no IEE owed, and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 12 issues
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified must provide 166 compensatory hours and an OT evaluation after child find and service failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must train Flynn staff on child find after serving a student under a 504 plan instead of an IEP.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and mental health evaluations after skipping assessments; academic, bullying, and transfer claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 13 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must reimburse $44,449.91 for residential placement after failing to assess and serve a student's mental health needs.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Twin Rivers Unified School District (consolidated)Twin Rivers Unified must provide 34 hours of compensatory behavior services; its special day class offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified violated child find, but second grader did not qualify under specific learning disability, the only category raised; no relief.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Humboldt County Office of Education et al. (consolidated)Northern Humboldt Union High must fund residential treatment; it and Humboldt County Office of Education owe assessments and 168 compensatory hours.Split decision: student prevailed on 16 of 26 issues (7 in part)
- Student v. Roseville Joint Union High School DistrictRoseville Joint Union High must reinstate student because its manifestation review ignored his bipolar diagnosis; ADHD claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all claims involving interpreters for a deaf parent, waived assessments, and IEP goals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictALJ upholds New Haven Unified's finding that a student's assault on a principal was not a manifestation of her ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Lucia Mar Unified School District v. StudentLucia Mar Unified may reassess a student with qualified assessors of its choice despite the parent's objection to familiar staff.District prevailed on all issues
- Santa Clara Unified School District v. StudentSanta Clara Unified's Beacon nonpublic school offer was a FAPE, and the District may reassess the student without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must fund 54 compensatory hours, a $10,008 IEE, and Innercept stay put costs; graduation upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 17 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must train staff on timely manifestation meetings after failing to finish a disciplinary review; three other claims fail.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues