Recent Cases: East San Gabriel Valley SELPA

East San Gabriel Valley SELPA

Walnut Valley School District

January 2005, SN 04-XXXX After 4 days of hearing A2Z settled a case with Walnut Valley School District involving a 3-year old child with Autism and Apraxia of speech. The District had offered the parents placement in a county school preschool class with some discrete trial services and minimal O/T and Speech and Language. The settlement included 25-hours of DTT at home and in a special program, 3-hours one on one social training at home, 30-min per day of one to one speech and 2 hours clinic based OT. Parents were reimbursed for their out of pocket expenses for placement of the child at the UCLA NPI clinic, transportation and private assessments.

July 2005, SN04----- v. WVUSD: A2Z completed a Due Process hearing involving a Kindergarten student with Autism. Major issue in the case was eligibility – student was diagnosed with Autism by outside assessments, but district denied eligibility under Autistic Like Behaviors. Decision decided against the Parents. Currently under appeal as HO did not incorporate the recommendations of the experts. Student's behaviors are persisting and exacerbating.

Case Number: SN 04-02288
School District: Walnut Valley Unified School District
Age or grade: 8
Disability: OHI (Asperger’s)
Outcome: Parents moved from District, attorney fees reimbursed

Pending Cases:

July 2005, 8-year old with Autism, Walnut Valley School District. Currently in special day county program. Parent is seeking more extensive services to include Recreational Therapy, augmented speech and additional Adaptive Physical Education. No due process has been filed yet.

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