OAH Special Education Decisions by Administrative Law Judge Troy K. Taira

9 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 0, split in 5, district prevailed on all issues in 4.

Search and filter these decisions · 6 OAH orders by ALJ Troy K. Taira

• August 29, 2013 · OAH Case No. 2013010033 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Fresno Unified School District (consolidated)Fresno Unified's assessments upheld and parents' IEP claims denied, but its four-school placement offer cannot be implemented.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues
• April 5, 2013 · OAH Case No. 2012110503 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Clovis Unified School DistrictClovis Unified's blended special day class and general education middle school placement upheld; all of Student's claims denied.
  District prevailed on all issues
• January 16, 2013 · OAH Case No. 2012080366 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Hollister School DistrictHollister School District must provide 46 hours of social skills or extracurricular activities after omitting general education teachers from IEP meetings.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues (2 in part)
• November 16, 2012 · OAH Case No. 2012060055 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Santa Clara Unified School District (consolidated)Santa Clara Unified's moderate to severe SDC offer upheld as the LRE; district may give a cognitive assessment only.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
• July 9, 2012 · OAH Case No. 2012030622 · ALJ Troy K. TairaCloverdale Unified School District v. StudentCloverdale Unified's December 2011 IEP offering a special day class placement provided FAPE and may be implemented without parental consent.
  District prevailed on all issues
• April 30, 2012 · OAH Case No. 2011120409 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Oakdale Joint Unified School DistrictOakdale Joint Unified denied a kindergartner with an intellectual disability a FAPE in the LRE and must reimburse private school costs.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
• April 5, 2011 · OAH Case No. 2010050392 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Oakdale Joint Unified School District (consolidated)Oakdale Joint Unified prevails on every claim over behavior plans, restraints, and a special day class offer for a first grader.
  District prevailed on all issues
• July 8, 2010 · OAH Case No. 2010020003 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. Placer County Mental Health Department (Placer County Children's System of Care)Placer County Mental Health must repay $2,000 for an independent evaluation; claim for residential placement costs denied.
  Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
• April 26, 2010 · OAH Case No. 2009101232 · ALJ Troy K. TairaStudent v. San Jose Unified School DistrictSan Jose Unified wins all claims over a 504-plan student with an autism spectrum diagnosis; district's sanctions request denied.
  District prevailed on all issues