ADAMS BY ADAMS v. Hansen

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

PECKHAM, Chief Judge.

BACKGROUND

This action involves a dispute about the appropriate education for Andrew Adams. Andy is a fifth-grade student who resides within the geographical boundaries of the Napa Valley Unified School District (“NVUSD” or “District”). He is nearly twelve years old, and was enrolled in District schools for six years. During that time, he repeated Kindergarten and third grade. He was identified at the end of the second grade as an individual with exceptional needs entitled to special education and related services under federal and…