California OAH Special Education Decisions from 2005
30 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 5, split in 8, district prevailed on all issues in 17.
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- Lodi Unified School District v. StudentLodi Unified's offer of an autism special day class is upheld as FAPE in the LRE over the parent's request for full inclusion.District prevailed on all issues
- San Luis Coastal Unified School District v. StudentSan Luis Coastal Unified offered a FAPE for 2005-2006; Lindamood-Bell, IEE reimbursement, and compensatory education requests denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified must provide six months of compensatory vocational services and issue a diploma after delayed assessments and graduation planning.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District v. StudentSan Ramon Valley Unified's offers for 2004-2005, ESY 2005, and 2005-2006 are upheld as providing a FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified denied FAPE to a private-school student with autism and must fund compensatory speech therapy, an aide, and $850 for tutoring.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictBerkeley Unified must immediately implement a deaf-blind student's May 2005 IEP and assess him to set compensatory education.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Compton Unified School District et al.Compton Unified did not owe a transfer student services under an exited LAUSD IEP; all reimbursement claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Walnut Creek School District et al.Walnut Creek and Mt. Diablo districts must both serve a student whose family temporarily rented outside Walnut Creek's boundaries.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High School District must keep funding a student's Frostig nonpublic school placement after failing to justify a move to public high school.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified did not violate child find and owes no reimbursement for a Utah residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School DistrictAgainst Conejo Valley Unified, ALJ finds an extracurricular aide is not a FAPE service and OAH cannot enforce equal-access rights.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Downey Unified School DistrictDowney Unified must pay for independent psychological evaluation and half of ongoing ABA therapy; FAPE denial and compensatory claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Glendora Unified School DistrictGlendora Unified must conduct a behavioral assessment and provide direct OT after delayed OT assessment; OT offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 6 issues
- Student v. Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District et al.Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified and San Bernardino County mental health may not fund a for-profit Utah residential placement; petition denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Ramon Valley Unified School District (consolidated)San Ramon Valley Unified's 2005-06 IEP offer for an autistic 11th grader upheld; parent's stay put motions denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alvord Unified School DistrictAlvord Unified made a timely mental health referral; ALJ orders Student's attorney and advocate to show cause on sanctions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Berkeley Unified School DistrictStudent's due process case against Berkeley Unified dismissed without prejudice by agreement after the ALJ denied a continuance.District prevailed on all issues
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District v. StudentPajaro Valley Unified must fund an IEE because it did not prove it included the parent in the eligibility decision.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to dual-enroll an 11-year-old nonpublic school student at Parkman Middle School in Fall 2005.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Antelope Valley Union High School DistrictAntelope Valley Union High must provide 185 compensatory hours and YES program enrollment; tutoring and evaluation-review claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 12 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails on all five claims; ALJ declines bad-faith sanctions because a teacher's signature was falsely affixed to the IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Gateway Unified School District v. StudentGateway Unified's 2005-2006 special day class offer provided FAPE; district may implement it and must fix one writing goal.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must expunge an assessment done with only one parent's consent when a joint custody order required both.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. East Whittier City Elementary School DistrictEast Whittier City Elementary must reimburse $300 for missed speech therapy, but its reduced speech offer may be implemented.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 5 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Compton Unified School District (consolidated)Compton Unified violated child find from November 2003; ALJ orders compensatory tutoring and counseling but denies private school reimbursement.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 7 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must fund Julia Ann Singer nonpublic school placement and repay scholarship after denying preschooler FAPE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Huntington Beach Union High School District (consolidated)Huntington Beach Union High may assess student without parent consent; all ten of the student's FAPE claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- San Diego Unified School District v. StudentSan Diego Unified may implement its off-campus TRACE transition IEP for a 21-year-old student over his mother's objection.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified need not continue a student's in-home Intensive Behavior Intervention program; the ALJ found the school program sufficient.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sequoia Union High School DistrictSequoia Union High School District's offer of a nonpublic day school was a FAPE; residential placement request denied.District prevailed on all issues