Almasi

ORDER (1) GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT; AND (2) DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

This matter comes before the Court on the plaintiffs and defendants’ cross motions for summary judgment. After reviewing and considering the materials submitted by the parties and hearing oral argument, the Court adopts the following Order.

I. INTRODUCTION

The plaintiff in this matter is the Glendale Unified School District (the “District”). On October 8,1999, an administrative hearing officer rendered a decision against the District and in favor of defendants Talar Almasi (“Talar”) and her mother, Lena Almasi (“Lena”). At the time of the hearing, Talar was a five year old student in the District who was eligible for special education services because of a genetic condition associated with delays in all areas of development. The hearing officer decided that for the 1998-1999 academic year: (1) Talar required two hours of individual occupational therapy (“OT”) each week; (2) therefore, Lena is entitled to reimbursement for the costs of one hour per week of private OT, including the cost of transportation and parking; (3) the District did not offer Talar a free…