California OAH Special Education Decisions from 2021
57 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 3, split in 32, district prevailed on all issues in 22.
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- Student v. Compton Unified School DistrictCompton Unified must fund 607 hours of compensatory services and six IEEs after failing to review evaluations and implement services.Split decision: student prevailed on 24 of 35 issues (5 in part)
- Student v. Irvine Unified School District (consolidated)Irvine Unified must reimburse about $51,143 in Prentice School costs for failing to file for due process; other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 29 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse $14,937 for private reading instruction after failing to address autistic student's reading; five claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- Student v. Cajon Valley Union School DistrictCajon Valley Union wrongly delayed assessing a preschooler, but no FAPE denial because Student did not prove eligibility.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 220 compensatory hours and goal-writing training for distance-learning FAPE denials; several claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 18 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified prevails on all four claims, including a parent's request to keep a student in fifth grade.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. William S. Hart Union High School DistrictWilliam S. Hart Union High wins: ALJ finds district fully implemented settled IEP during student's summer school session.District prevailed on all issues
- Victor Valley Union High School District v. StudentVictor Valley Union High School District may reassess a student without parental consent; its request to suspend services is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Larchmont Charter SchoolLarchmont Charter must repay half of Bridges Academy tuition and fund 16 hours of counseling after cutting services without a meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 9 issues (6 in part)
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union must fund 65 missed specialized instruction hours and train staff on IEP goals and present levels; in-person COVID claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 13 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must fund 455 hours of compensatory services for distance-learning failures in aide, academic, and speech services.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 23 issues
- Student v. Pleasant Valley School DistrictPleasant Valley School District owes 58 hours of compensatory services for three-week COVID closure; distance learning claims otherwise denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High School District prevails on all claims, including Seaside Prep placement offer and speech services implementation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Conejo Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Conejo Valley Unified prevails on all claims; its psychoeducational assessment is upheld and no IEE is owed.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $11,023.36 and fund IEEs after unclear IEP offers and a predetermined COVID mask health plan.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 21 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified must fund psychoeducational and speech IEEs after a flawed virtual preschool assessment; FAPE and child find claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High must fund 112 instruction hours and train staff over a transfer student's unimplemented IEP and late IEP meeting.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Student v. Rialto Unified School DistrictRialto Unified must provide 234 compensatory hours for distance-learning failures; claims that in-person services were required are denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 12 issues
- Student v. San Benito High School DistrictSan Benito High School District prevails on all five distance-learning claims brought by a ninth grader with a learning disability.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School District (consolidated)Los Alamitos Unified must fund five IEEs and 90 compensatory hours after late assessments and spring 2020 service gaps.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- 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. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must fund 179 hours at Stowell Learning Center and three independent assessments; Student wins most claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 10 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must reimburse more than $84,500 in private tuition and testing, plus capped tuition through ESY 2021, after denying FAPE.Split decision: student prevailed on 9 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictMorgan Hill Unified improperly exited a student from special education without reassessing; it must provide 35 hours of instruction, and most other claims were denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 40 issues
- Student v. Bonita Unified School District (consolidated)Bonita Unified's triennial IEP offered a FAPE, but its distance learning denied FAPE; up to $18,000 in compensatory services ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund four IEEs after failing to file for hearing or respond; vision cost cap upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 4 issues
- Student v. Mariposa County Unified School District et al.Mariposa County Unified and Sierra Foothill Charter win every claim over a seventh grader's COVID-delayed initial IEP.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $25,705 and later costs for in-home behavior support after denying parent participation and stay put.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Oroville City Elementary School District et al.Oroville City Elementary must provide 94 compensatory hours for COVID-era failures; all claims against Thermalito Union Elementary denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 14 issues (1 in part)
- Soledad Unified School District v. StudentSoledad Unified may finish an overdue cognitive and social-emotional reassessment of an eighth grader without further parental consent or conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ventura Unified School DistrictVentura Unified must provide 21.25 hours of instruction for specialized academic instruction missed in spring 2020 distance learning; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 8 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. San Marcos Unified School DistrictSan Marcos Unified prevails on all nine claims challenging a middle schooler's 2018, 2019, and 2020 IEPs.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Coronado Unified School DistrictCoronado Unified met its child find duty when parent withheld consent to assessment; eligibility claim also denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Community Roots Academy Charter SchoolCommunity Roots Academy denied FAPE by offering another district's program and requiring disenrollment; 116 compensatory hours and staff training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 8 issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified must provide 80 compensatory hours for gaps in services after the 2020 COVID closure; all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 11 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified denied FAPE through flawed behavior assessments, plans, and missing math goal; ordered 41 hours of instruction and expert observation.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 17 issues
- Pivot Charter School – San Diego v. StudentPivot Charter School – San Diego may not implement its November 2020 IEP over parents' objection; offer was unclear and unproven.Student prevailed on all issues
- Val Verde Unified School District v. StudentVal Verde Unified may reassess a 16-year-old student, including by a school psychologist, without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chaffey Joint Union High School DistrictChaffey Joint Union High School District prevails after parents fail to prove standing to sue for an 18-year-old student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Long Beach Unified School DistrictLong Beach Unified must fund 39 compensatory hours for missed distance-learning aide support; six other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 7 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Lompoc Unified School DistrictLompoc Unified prevails on remand: student did not prove she was eligible for special education or needed residential placement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must fund 428 compensatory hours and IEEs after COVID-era failures to serve a student with autism.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 11 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Guadalupe Union School District (consolidated)Guadalupe Union prevails on all claims; triennial assessment upheld and late annual IEP held a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Round Valley Unified School District v. StudentRound Valley Unified may conduct a triennial reassessment without parental consent; its request to be relieved of future duties is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Cucamonga School District v. StudentCucamonga School District may implement its autism program placement without parent consent; ALJ finds October 2020 IEP offered FAPE.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rocklin Unified School District (consolidated)Rocklin Unified may not implement its 2020 IEP without consent because its placement and occupational therapy offers were unclear.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union must provide 54 hours of counseling and social skills training for failing to implement IEP; four other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 5 issues
- Student v. Panama-Buena Vista Union School District (consolidated)Panama-Buena Vista Union must provide 211.5 compensatory hours for assessment failures; its behavior assessment and IEP offer upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School DistrictPalos Verdes Peninsula Unified prevails on all seven claims; OAH refuses to enforce the parties' private tolling agreement.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Charter Oak Unified School DistrictCharter Oak Unified must fund 35 hours of ABA after failing to offer an IEP or comparable services at age three.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 6 issues
- Student v. Fremont Unified School DistrictFremont Unified prevails on all seven procedural claims about an IEP meeting held without the parent of an adult student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Jose Unified School District (consolidated)San Jose Unified must fund an independent behavior assessment; ALJ finds no FAPE denial on Student's two claims.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Chino Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Chino Valley Unified's offer addressed autistic student's pica and elopement; district may assess in person without parents' conditions.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Pacific Charter Institute et al. (consolidated)Pacific Charter Institute and Valley View Charter Prep must pay $8,350 for an independent evaluation after a 10-month delay.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Clear Passage Educational CenterClear Passage Educational Center, a charter school, owed Student no FAPE because Long Beach Unified was responsible; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified must reimburse $4,117.20 in private school costs after an IEP with outdated baselines blocked parent participation.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 3 issues
- Student v. Oakland Unified School DistrictOakland Unified wins all issues: 2015–2017 claims barred by statute of limitations, and 2020 records claim fails.District prevailed on all issues