California OAH special education order · September 9, 2020
Order for Additional Information
OAH Case No. 2020070561 · ALJ Claire Yazigi
OAH ordered District to say whether Northwood High School offers a Directed English 9 & 10 class, and to whom, before ruling on Student's opposed stay put motion.
Summary
Student moved for stay put in a general education curriculum program, and District opposed. District's declaration from its special education department chair said no Directed Math course is offered at Northwood High School, but it said nothing about Directed English 9 & 10. OAH ordered District to state by September 14, 2020, whether that English class is offered for 2020-21 and which students can take it. Student may file a limited response by September 15, 2020.
Why it matters
A stay put ruling can turn on whether the classes in the last agreed-upon placement still exist. When a district's declaration leaves gaps on that point, the ALJ may require specific answers before deciding.
People named in the order
- Jennifer Petrosian, Chair of the Special Education Department, Northwood High School
Topics
Full text of the order
Published text of the OAH order. Page headers and numbers from the original PDF have been dropped.
BEFORE THE
OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF:
PARENT ON BEHALF OF STUDENT,
v.
IRVINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
OAH CASE NUMBER 2020070561
ORDER FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
On August 28, 2020, Student filed a motion for stay put, seeking placement in a general education curriculum program. On September 2, 2020, District filed an opposition.
District’s Opposition included the declaration of Jennifer Petrosian, Chair of the Special Education Department at Northwood High School. Petrosian declared that no Directed Math course is currently offered at Northwood High School. Petrosian made no such attestation regarding Directed English 9 & 10. District is ordered to provide OAH with the following information by noon on Monday, September 14, 2020:
1. Is Northwood High School offering a Directed English 9 & 10 class for the
2020-21 school year?
2. If Directed English 9 & 10 is being offered at Northwood High School, to
what students is this course available? Student may, if desired, file a response by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 15,
2020. Student’s response shall be limited to the information elicited by this Order and
District’s response thereto.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Claire Yazigi Administrative Law Judge Office of Administrative Hearings