G.R.

I. BACKGROUND

4 Plaintiff G.R. is a 12-year-old boy diagnosed with extreme anxiety and autism. The 5 central issue in this case is whether the District denied a free, appropriate public education 6 (“FAPE”) by failing to make substantive changes to G.R.’s Individualized Education Plan 7 (“IEP”). (Doc. No. 29-1 at 6.) If the answer to that question is “yes” the next issue is 8 whether the District should reimburse the parents of G.R. (“the Parents”) for the parent’s 9 unilateral placement of G.R. in a residential treatment center (“RTC”). 10 In the beginning of his third-grade year, G.R. was placed in a general education classroom within the District with various special education supports. (Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶ 8.) By October 2015, G.R. exhibited significant behavioral issues at school such as destruction of property, aggression towards peers and staff, and eloping from his classroom. (Id.) At an IEP meeting on October 21, 2015, the District and G.R.’s parents (“the Parents”) agreed that the current classroom environment did not provide enough support for G.R. (Id.) G.R. then transitioned to a Social Emotional Academic Support (“SEAS”) …