G.C.
G.C. v. San Diego Unified School District
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
22 This case arises under the Individuals with Disabilities and Education Act (“IDEA”), 23 which “ensure[s] that all children with disabilities have available to them a free and 24 appropriate public education [(“FAPE”)] that emphasizes special education and related 25 services[.]” (ECF No. 14 at 3.) 26 On December 8, 2020, Plaintiff filed a complaint with the Office of Administrative 27 Hearings (“OAH”) seeking to implement G.C.’s Individualized Education Plan (“IEP”) for 28 the duration of distance learning and compensatory education due to the Defendant’s failure to provide Plaintiff with FAPE during the 2019–20 and 2020–21 school years. (Id.) On December 18, 2020, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Stay Put with the OAH seeking to keep G.C.’s Health Nursing Services from a one-to-one Licensed Vocational Nurse (“LVN”) for eight hours per school day for the duration of the parties’ dispute, which was denied on December 24, 2020. (Id.) However, after transportation hours had been removed due to distance learning, the number of nursing hours Plaintiff sought was 6–6.5 hours per school day, which would cost approximately $60,000.00–$69,615.00…