California OAH Special Education Decisions from 2026
68 decisions: student prevailed on all issues in 6, split in 21, district prevailed on all issues in 41.
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- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified must provide 162 compensatory hours for missing 2025-2026 IEP offer; tuition reimbursement and three other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues
- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District prevails; parent's challenges to a 2023 IEP and auditory processing assessment are time-barred or unproven.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Earlimart School District (consolidated)Earlimart School District must provide 366 compensatory hours and reimburse $4,218.22 after failing to offer adequate goals and behavior services.Split decision: student prevailed on 8 of 30 issues
- Student v. Mountain View Los Altos High School DistrictMountain View Los Altos High School District prevails on all claims; missed triennial deadline was a harmless procedural violation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. University Preparatory AcademyUniversity Preparatory Academy case dismissed because Father lacked standing after family court gave Mother sole legal custody.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Vista Oaks Charter SchoolVista Oaks Charter School prevails on all five claims, including child find, autism eligibility, assessment, and IEE requests.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Fremont Union High School DistrictFremont Union High School District did not deny FAPE by ending a 22-year-old's services June 30 despite the IEP's July date.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Tahoe Truckee Unified School District et al.Tahoe Truckee Unified and Sierra Expeditionary Learning School win on all four claims, including child find, for a first grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified must reimburse $28,557.50 for reading tutoring and private school after reading intervention and goal failures.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 33 issues (8 in part)
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified prevails on behavior claims; IEPs adequately addressed an eighth grader's behavior without an FBA or behavior plan.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified prevails: late settlement-required IEP meeting caused no harm, and settlement waived assessment claims for exited student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Lodi Unified School DistrictLodi Unified correctly found an 11-year-old's after-school fight was not a manifestation of his disability; all relief denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Manteca Unified School District v. StudentManteca Unified may move a second grader with autism to the county's Believe Program for up to 45 school days.District prevailed on all issues
- Kings River Union Elementary School District v. StudentKings River Union Elementary need not fund IEEs; ALJ finds its May 2026 multidisciplinary assessment legally appropriate.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Murrieta Valley Unified School DistrictMurrieta Valley Unified prevails on all seven claims involving a student with a visual impairment, including eligibility and assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ontario-Montclair School DistrictOntario-Montclair School District wins every claim after parents skipped four IEP meetings and kept their son home from November 2024 through the end of the school year.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified wins all claims by a deaf-blind student who sought an ASL-fluent intervener and tactile communication services.District prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. Moraga School DistrictMoraga School District must fund compensatory counseling for a delayed mental health assessment referral; eight other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 9 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. Walnut Valley Unified School District (consolidated)Walnut Valley Unified must fund four IEEs and translate an assessment report into Mandarin; most of the parent's claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 12 issues (2 in part)
- Student v. San Diego Unified School District (consolidated)San Diego Unified must reimburse $59,240 and fund three IEEs for a student who communicates only by eye-gaze device.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 19 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all claims; ALJ finds general education, not a nonpublic school, appropriate for a senior with autism.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Corona-Norco Unified School DistrictCorona-Norco Unified's manifestation determination upheld; ALJ finds an eighth grader's planned assault was not caused by his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Riverside Unified School DistrictRiverside Unified must hold a manifestation determination review for conduct that occurred while the student had an IEP; claim about the later incident denied.Student prevailed in part
- Student v. Las Virgenes Unified School DistrictLas Virgenes Unified wins all 12 claims over assessments, ABA, therapy services, and its Lupin Hill placement offer.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Chowchilla Elementary School DistrictChowchilla Elementary violated child find by delaying a kindergartner's assessment and must fund two hours of behavior or counseling services.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 6 issues (2 in part)
- Walnut Creek Unified School District v. StudentWalnut Creek Unified's functional behavior assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent behavior evaluation.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Manhattan Beach Unified School DistrictManhattan Beach Unified wins assessment and IEE claims after student moved out of district before the deadline.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Gustine Unified School DistrictGustine Unified must fund 35 hours of tutoring and staff training after dissolving special day classes; 21 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 22 issues
- Student v. Castro Valley Unified School DistrictCastro Valley Unified prevails on all four claims about math assessment, present levels, math instruction, and parent participation.District prevailed on all issues
- Conejo Valley Unified School District v. StudentConejo Valley Unified may conduct a full initial special education assessment of a 10th grader without his parents' consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified prevails on all five claims over a school injury, missed school days, and bus transportation for a fifth grader.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Sacramento City Unified School DistrictSacramento City Unified denied a nonverbal preschooler with autism a FAPE through assessment, ESY, speech and AAC delays; Student prevailed on all issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Etiwanda School District (consolidated)Etiwanda School District must fund $39,000 in reading intervention for a student with dyslexia; April 2025 IEP found not to offer a FAPE and cannot be implemented without parent consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 5 of 11 issues (3 in part)
- Petaluma City Schools v. StudentPetaluma City Schools' psychoeducational, speech-language, and occupational therapy assessments upheld; parent's request for publicly funded IEEs denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Ukiah Unified School DistrictUkiah Unified did not have to hold a manifestation determination review after a second grader's two-day suspension.District prevailed on all issues
- Bellflower Unified School District v. StudentBellflower Unified must fund an independent psychoeducational evaluation after its assessment of a first grader was found incomplete.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified prevails on all 29 claims over IEP meetings, implementation, goals, notice, and a speech assessment.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Alhambra Unified School DistrictAlhambra Unified wins all five claims, including its decision to exit an eighth grader with autism from special education.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Benito High School District (consolidated)San Benito High School District wins all four issues and need not fund IEEs after parents proposed unreachable, distant assessors.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Temecula Valley Unified School DistrictTemecula Valley Unified denied FAPE by never filing to exit a student from special education; reimbursement, services, and training ordered.Split decision: student prevailed on 13 of 16 issues (2 in part)
- Rocklin Academy Family of Schools v. StudentRocklin Academy's request to move a fourth grader to an interim alternative setting for dangerousness is denied on both issues.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Mount Diablo Unified School DistrictMount Diablo Unified must reimburse residential treatment costs for failing to offer residential placement; nine other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 11 issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School DistrictStockton Unified must fund 184 compensatory hours and train staff for failing to assess a kindergartner before proposing a restrictive placement.Split decision: student prevailed on 10 of 22 issues (10 in part)
- Student v. Escondido Union High School District (consolidated)On remand, ALJ again finds Escondido Union High's psychoeducational and speech assessments deficient; earlier rulings and remedies for Student stand.Student prevailed on all issues
- Glendale Unified School District v. StudentGlendale Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; student not entitled to an independent evaluation at public expense.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictLos Angeles Unified did not have to hold manifestation determination reviews; absences and a psychiatric hold were not disciplinary removals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Simi Valley Unified School DistrictSimi Valley Unified must set aside a seventh grader's expulsion for skipping IDEA discipline protections; predetermination claim denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 5 issues
- Student v. Irvine Unified School DistrictIrvine Unified wins all claims; 2023 and 2024 IEP offers with general education and a one-to-one aide upheld.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School District (consolidated)Capistrano Unified must fund 87 hours of instruction and an independent behavior assessment; nonpublic school placement upheld.Split decision: student prevailed on 4 of 18 issues (3 in part)
- Student v. Coastal Academy Charter SchoolCoastal Academy Charter School denied a student with intellectual disability a FAPE by predetermining an offer to move him from general education core classes into a separate program; staff training ordered.Student prevailed on all issuesVanaman German LLP represented the student
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified wins all claims; ALJ upholds co-taught general education offers and gives private neuropsychologist's report no weight.District prevailed on all issues
- Long Beach Unified School District v. StudentLong Beach Unified may place an 11th grader at Rossier Park High School for up to 45 school days over safety concerns.District prevailed on all issues
- Sweetwater Union High School District v. StudentSweetwater Union may implement its 2025 IEP and conduct a mental health assessment without parental consent.District prevailed on all issues
- Glendora Unified School District v. StudentGlendora Unified's psychoeducational assessment upheld; district need not fund an independent evaluation for a second grader with ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Stockton Unified School District (consolidated)Stockton Unified may exit student from special education but owes one hour of make-up speech therapy for May 2025.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 10 issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union prevails in expedited discipline case; student's exclusion from after-school program was not a disciplinary removal.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Capistrano Unified School DistrictALJ affirms Capistrano Unified's finding that a seventh grader's planned assault on a classmate was not a manifestation of his ADHD.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Glendale Unified School DistrictGlendale Unified did not have to hold a manifestation determination review; student's elopements were not disciplinary removals.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Francisco Unified School DistrictSan Francisco Unified denied FAPE by not changing placement in April 2025; ordered to fund 30 BCBA hours, residential placement denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 4 issues (1 in part)
- Student v. West Covina Unified School District (consolidated)West Covina Unified wins all 18 of Student's claims over its nonpublic school offer but cannot implement its May 2025 IEP without consent.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 19 issues
- Student v. San Diego Unified School DistrictSan Diego Unified must reimburse up to $25,081 in nonpublic school tuition, reduced because parents obstructed the IEP process.Split decision: student prevailed on 2 of 3 issues
- Student v. Sonoma Valley Unified School DistrictSonoma Valley Unified properly graduated a student with autism with a regular diploma and ended services; all claims denied.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Cupertino Union School DistrictCupertino Union wins expedited case: no disciplinary removals proven, so no manifestation determination was required.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Los Alamitos Unified School DistrictLos Alamitos Unified prevails on all six claims brought by a graduated student with autism; no relief ordered.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse private school tuition and fund 20 hours of staff training after predetermining a repeat IEP offer.Student prevailed on all issues
- Student v. San Mateo County Office of EducationSan Mateo County Office of Education prevails on all child find, eligibility, and diploma claims brought by a former juvenile court school student.District prevailed on all issues
- Student v. Newport-Mesa Unified School DistrictNewport-Mesa Unified must reimburse $101,263.79 for Fusion Academy over deficient IEP goals and train staff on child find.Split decision: student prevailed on 3 of 19 issues
- Student v. Palo Alto Unified School DistrictPalo Alto Unified must reimburse part of 2023-2024 private school tuition and transportation for a late IEP offer; 15 other claims denied.Split decision: student prevailed on 1 of 16 issues