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M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District
School district's procedural violations of the IDEA result in reversal and remand in blind student's favor.
Education May 31, 2017
Ochoa v. Anaheim City School District
School District must proceed with soliciting and selecting charter school proposals after erroneously rejecting parents' trigger petition seeking change in governance of poorly-performing elementary school.
Education May 1, 2017
Avila v. Spokane School District 81
IDEA's statute of limitations requires courts to apply discovery rule, reviving parents' claims accusing school district of failing to identify their child's disability.
Education Mar. 31, 2017
M.C. v. Antelope Valley Union High School District
School district's procedural violations of the IDEA result in reversal and remand in blind student's favor.
Education Mar. 29, 2017
Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District RE-1
Individualized educational program under IDEA requires more than 'some' benefit; it must aim to enable child to make progress appropriate for his circumstances.
Education Mar. 23, 2017
Walent v. Commission on Professional Competence of the LAUSD (Los Angeles Unified School District)
Employee who prevails before Commission on Professional Competence may recover reasonable attorney fees under lodestar analysis, and is not limited by statute to fees actually incurred.
Education Mar. 15, 2017
L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified School District
Student and mother win reversal of judgment in school district's favor where student eligible for special education services under Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Feb. 28, 2017
Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools
U.S. Supreme Court clarifies scope of IDEA's exhaustion requirement: exhaustion unnecessary when gravamen of suit is something other than denial of Act's core guarantee.
Education Feb. 23, 2017
De Vries v. Regents of the University of California
Legislation making undocumented immigrant students at University of California eligible for resident tuition, financial aid, and student loans does not violate federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
Education Dec. 12, 2016
Department of Health Care Services v. Office of Administrative Hearings (Parents on Behalf of Student et al.)
Judgment in favor of student who prevailed in special education due process complaint affirmed where trial court does not err in denying petition for writs of mandamus.
Education Nov. 30, 2016
Doe v. Regents of the University of California
University successfully overturns ruling in student's favor where university hearing is not unfair, and decision that student committed sexual misconduct is supported by substantial evidence.
Education Nov. 24, 2016
Anderson Union High Sch. Dist. v. Shasta Secondary Home Sch.
Resource center operated by nonclassroom-based charter school must be within confines of charter-granting school district under Charter Schools Act.
Education Nov. 21, 2016
N.E. v. Seattle School District
Student unsuccessful in challenging educational placement under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act where he fails to object to 'then-current' placement before its implementation.
Education Nov. 17, 2016
Anderson Union High Sch. Dist. v. Shasta Secondary Home Sch.
Resource center operated by nonclassroom-based charter school must be within confines of charter-granting school district under Charter Schools Act.
Education Oct. 17, 2016
L.J. v. Pittsburg Unified School District
Student and mother win reversal of judgment in school district's favor where student eligible for special education services under Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Sep. 1, 2016
Vergara v. State of California (California Teachers Association)
Order
Education Aug. 22, 2016
Baquerizo v. Garden Grove Unified School District
Administrative law judge and district court properly denied reimbursement to guardian and his student in action under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Jun. 22, 2016
Timothy O. v. Paso Robles Unified School District
School district denies student free appropriate public education in violation of IDEA by failing to assess student for autism, though autism had been suspected.
Education May 24, 2016
McGee v. Balfour Beatty Construction LLC
Partial reversal of judgment of dismissal in case challenging lease-leaseback construction contracts warranted where plaintiffs allege conflict of interest cause of action.
Education May 6, 2016
Vergara v. State of California (California Teachers Association)
Trial court erroneously declares California's current tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes facially unconstitutional despite plaintiff's lack of showing demonstrating equal protection violation.
Education May 4, 2016
Campaign for Quality Education v. State of California
California Constitution does not require minimum level of expenditures for education that would support advocates' claim for violating alleged constitutional mandate to provide 'some quality' education.
Education Apr. 22, 2016
Vergara v. State of California (California Teachers Association)
Trial court erroneously declares California's current tenure, dismissal, and layoff statutes facially unconstitutional despite plaintiff's lack of showing demonstrating equal protection violation.
Education Apr. 18, 2016
Beauchamp v. Anaheim Union High School
Mother of son with disability unsuccessful in challenging attorney fee award to her - as too low - as prevailing party under Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act.
Education Mar. 17, 2016
Santa Monica College Faculty Association et al. v. Santa Monica Community College District
Education Code sections relating to termination and reappointment of temporary community college faculty can be harmonized, warranting reversal of order vacating arbitration awards.
Education Jan. 4, 2016
T.B. v. San Diego Unified School District
Where district's settlement offer is not more favorable than ultimate relief obtained, special education student can receive attorney fees under Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Nov. 20, 2015
I.R. v. Los Angeles Unified School District
LAUSD violates Education Code in failing to promptly initiate due process hearing when it reached impasse with parent regarding child's placement in special education environment.
Education Nov. 18, 2015
U.S. v. Falcon
Congress' elimination of all statutes of limitations on actions to recover on defaulted federally-guaranteed loans does not result in denial of due process.
Education Nov. 10, 2015
T.B. v. San Diego Unified School District
Where district's settlement offer is not more favorable than ultimate relief obtained, special education student can receive attorney fees under Individual with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Aug. 2, 2015
Meridian Joint School District No. 2 v. D.A.
School District must provide student who had Asperger's Syndrome special education services under Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.
Education Jul. 6, 2015
Davis v. Fresno Unified School Dist.
Reversal of demurrer warranted where taxpayer adequately alleges 'lease-leaseback' between school district and contractor is not a genuine lease and contractor has a conflict of interest.
Education Jun. 21, 2015