California OAH Special Education Decisions from 2025
65 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 8, split in 20, district prevailed on all issues in 37.
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- Monrovia Unified School District v. StudentMonrovia Unified failed to prove its campus-based IEP offered a FAPE to a home-schooled ninth grader; it may not implement the IEP.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Ojai Unified School District (consolidated)Ojai Unified wins every issue over a student's home hospital program and may reassess her without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union must reinstate a student's special education eligibility after exiting her without an IEP meeting; notice claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all claims; parent's withdrawal from the IEP process excused the lack of a 2025-26 placement offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified properly found a third grader with autism and ADHD diagnoses ineligible for special education; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Laguna Beach Unified School DistrictLaguna Beach Unified prevails on all claims; settlement waivers bar claims before October 2024 and nonpublic school placement upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Bellflower Unified School DistrictBellflower Unified violated child find and must assess a kindergartner with an autism diagnosis; eligibility, FAPE, and other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 6 issues
- 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. Del Mar Union School DistrictDel Mar Union prevails on all 14 issues over a preschooler's initial assessment and speech-only IEP; its missed occupational therapy assessment caused no harm.District prevailed on all issues
- Delano Joint Union High School District v. StudentDelano Joint Union High School District may reassess a high school student without parent consent under its March 2025 plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palm Springs Unified School DistrictPalm Springs Unified must treat student with ADHD as eligible, reimburse $4,300 and fund 100 compensatory hours after biased assessment.Split decision: student prevailed on 7 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Santa Cruz City SchoolsSanta Cruz City Schools prevails on all claims over a high school transition meeting and its refusal of one-to-one tutoring.District prevailed on all issues
- Kern High School District v. StudentKern High School District may implement a 10th grader's IEP and reassess him without parental consent after parents declined to participate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse $18,375 in private school tuition and fund IEEs after predetermined IEPs and an inappropriate placement offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 32 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Yuba City Unified School DistrictYuba City Unified's May 2024 psychoeducational assessment lacked the required classroom observation; Student lost the other ten claims, and the remedy is a funded IEE with IEP review.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 18 issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 636 hours of compensatory services after flawed IEP process and inadequate physical therapy offer.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 7 issues
- Student v. Invictus Leadership AcademyInvictus Leadership Academy prevails as a student's 2022-2023 speech and online-assessment claims are barred by the two-year deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified must fund independent psychoeducational and speech-language evaluations after failing to prove its assessment was legally compliant.Student prevailed on all issues
- Whittier Union High School District v. StudentWhittier Union High School District need not fund independent evaluations; its multidisciplinary and assistive technology assessments were appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union School District prevails on all claims that it isolated a first grader at lunch as discipline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified owes 20 hours of attention and executive functioning services; tuition denied for lack of notice and Kentucky residency.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 71 issues
- Student v. Sebastopol Independent CharterSebastopol Independent Charter prevails on all 35 issues over autism eligibility and dyslexia services; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Rescue Union School District et al.Rescue Union and Center Joint Unified prevail on all 21 claims about a preschooler's IEPs; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Haven Unified School DistrictNew Haven Unified prevails on all three claims over speech services, school records, and an independent psychoeducational evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Irvine Unified School District v. StudentIrvine Unified may move a student with autism to a nonpublic school for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mill Valley School District (consolidated)Mill Valley School District must fund occupational therapy and pragmatic language IEEs; Compass placement offer upheld and all other Student claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 16 issues
- Student v. San Dieguito Union High School DistrictSan Dieguito Union High prevails on all claims after parents limited records access needed to plan behavior and mental health supports.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mt. Diablo Unified School DistrictMt. Diablo Unified violated IEE fund-or-file rule, but no FAPE denial found; independent evaluations not ordered.District prevailed on all 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. Orcutt Union School DistrictOrcutt Union's manifestation determinations were wrong; ALJ orders an independent behavior assessment and transition IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified must fund 25 hours of compensatory instruction for missing goals; Prentice School reimbursement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 20 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must fund 375 compensatory hours and two IEEs after failing a hard-of-hearing student on instruction and LRE.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saugus Union School DistrictSaugus Union did not need a manifestation determination review after a first grader was sent to the office twice; claim denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must repay about $29,600 in private school tuition and mileage after predetermining placement; many claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 11 of 38 issues
- Simi Valley Unified School District v. StudentSimi Valley Unified may reassess student without parent consent; request to be excused from FAPE if parent refuses denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. New Pacific Charter-RosevilleNew Pacific Charter-Roseville must fund up to $14,000 in compensatory services over independent study placement, missed services, and IEP delays.Split decision: student prevailed on 6 of 18 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union had basis of knowledge about a TK student's disability, but no manifestation review was required; no remedy ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Selma Unified School District v. StudentSelma Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student is not entitled to an independent educational evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School DistrictALJ responds to federal court remand, explaining why Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified materially failed to implement IEP during pandemic closure.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Soledad Unified School District v. StudentSoledad Unified may not reassess a fourth grader without parental consent because its assessment plan and notices were deficient.Student prevailed on all issues
- Mendocino Unified School District v. StudentMendocino Unified must fund an independent speech and language evaluation after failing to prove its triennial assessment was appropriate.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Saddleback Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Saddleback Valley Unified need not fund three IEEs and may implement its special day class IEP offer without consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fresno Unified School DistrictFresno Unified correctly found a kindergartener with attention concerns not eligible under other health impairment; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified denied FAPE by not shortening a student's nearly two-hour morning bus ride; 67.5 tutoring hours ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Belmont-Redwood Shores School DistrictBelmont-Redwood Shores denied FAPE to a student needing catheterization; ALJ orders health IEE, private nursing, compensatory education, and staff training.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District prevails; ALJ finds no denial of FAPE for not offering one-to-one ABA instruction.District prevailed on all issues
- Fremont Union High School District v. StudentFremont Union High School District may reassess a 10th grader without parent consent; its request for an advisory FAPE ruling is denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may keep a first grader in Sierra Vista's Intensive Intervention Program for 45 more school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Washington Unified School DistrictWashington Unified failed its child find duty to a 12th grader, but the ALJ found no FAPE denial; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse $5,025 in private school tuition and fund 10 counseling hours; placement claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Anaheim Elementary School District v. StudentAnaheim Elementary may reassess a sixth grader without parental consent after Father refused in writing to consent to the triennial assessment plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Del Norte County Unified School District v. StudentDel Norte County Unified's preschool functional behavior assessment upheld; no independent evaluation at public expense ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified prevails on all 13 claims by a high-achieving autistic student; missing prior written notice found harmless.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. Atascadero Unified School DistrictALJ reverses Atascadero Unified's manifestation determination, finding a fight was tied to the student's emotional disability.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 2 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must make up three hours of missed speech therapy; Korean-language assessment and all other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 18 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. Redondo Beach Unified School District (consolidated)Redondo Beach Unified may place student at HELP Group nonpublic school without parent consent; all ten student claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Folsom-Cordova Unified School DistrictFolsom-Cordova Unified prevails on all 21 claims challenging a student's 2022 and 2023 IEPs in an intensive autism class.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified offered a FAPE and may move a student with autism to a co-taught class without parent consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Corona-Norco Unified School District v. StudentCorona-Norco Unified may place a first grader in Sierra Vista's intensive intervention program for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Escondido Union School District v. StudentEscondido Union School District may not implement its placement change without consent because no general education teacher attended IEP meetings.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Santa Rosa Academy Charter School (consolidated)Santa Rosa Academy Charter School must provide counseling, social skills training, and $12,250 in behavior services; settlement claims rejected.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 10 issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictCapistrano Unified wins all six claims over a medically fragile preschooler's IEPs and private school placement.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
- Weaver Union School District v. StudentWeaver Union may move an eight-year-old to Merced County's Sierra Program for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues