OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Tiffany Gilmartin
24 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 7, district prevailed on all issues in 14.
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- Student v. Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View Los Altos High School District prevails on all claims; missed triennial deadline was a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School DistrictLodi Unified correctly found an 11-year-old's after-school fight was not a manifestation of his disability; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by never filing to exit a student from special education; reimbursement, services, and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified denied FAPE by not changing placement in April 2025; ordered to fund 30 BCBA hours, residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Milpitas Unified School District (consolidated)Milpitas Unified must reimburse a parent's mileage for seven days of missed IEP bus service; 23 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 24 issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictALJ upholds Manhattan Beach Unified's finding that a student's bringing a gun to school was not a manifestation of his autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified had no basis of knowledge of a disability, so it owed a general education second grader no manifestation review.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified must fund 45 hours of compensatory services and share its nursing guidelines; most nursing and mental health claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 22 issues
- Student v. Kern High School DistrictKern High School District's finding that a student's false 911 shooter call was not disability-related is upheld; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on every claim; ALJ finds fifth grader with ADHD did not need special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Palo Alto Unified School District v. StudentPalo Alto Unified may place student at Creative Learning Center for another 45 school days because of injury risk.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Travis Unified School District (consolidated)Travis Unified prevails on all claims; exit from special education upheld and March 2022 behavior assessment found appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must reinstate a fifth grader after an ALJ finds his conduct was a manifestation of his disability.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom-Cordova Unified School District (consolidated)Folsom-Cordova Unified may implement its moderate-to-severe special day class IEP without parent consent; all of Student's claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chula Vista Elementary School DistrictChula Vista Elementary must fund 38 compensatory hours for IEP services missed in spring 2020 distance learning; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 9 issues
- Aspire Public Schools v. StudentAspire Public Schools may stop curb-to-curb transportation for an autistic kindergartner; its IEP with a curbside aide offers a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools et al. (consolidated)Tuolumne County Superintendent of Schools and Curtis Creek must fund residential placement at Madison Oaks and reimburse $11,025 after broad FAPE denials.Split decision: student prevailed on 19 of 22 issues (2 in part)
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may place a ninth grader with autism at Spectrum Center—Camden Campus for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Berkeley Unified School District v. StudentBerkeley Unified may reassess a ninth grader with autism without parental consent, but may not use the Differential Ability Scales.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High must provide door-adjacent curb-to-curb transportation inside a gated complex and reimburse the family's mileage.Student prevailed on all issues
- John Swett Unified School District v. StudentJohn Swett Unified cannot implement its February 2018 IEP without consent after holding an IEP meeting without the parent.Student prevailed on all issues
- San Marcos Unified School District v. StudentSan Marcos Unified may implement its high school IEP without parental consent after the ALJ found it offered a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Visalia Unified School District v. StudentVisalia Unified may reassess a fifth grader with a speech or language impairment without parental consent under its December 2017 plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antioch Unified School DistrictAntioch Unified must reimburse full-time Halstrom Academy costs for the rest of 2017-2018 and fund an independent behavior assessment after failing to assess, write goals, and make clear IEP offers.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 9 issues