SHOWED THAT IT CREATED AN
IMMUNE RESPONSE.
ANOTHER VACCINE MADE BY ANOTHER
COMPANY PRODUCED ANTIBODIES A
MONTH AFTER SOMEONE WAS
VACCINATED.
THE VICE PRESIDENT WILL ALSO
TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA THIS
WEEK.
ON WEDNESDAY, HE IS GOING TO
VISIT A SCHOOL NEAR RALEIGH TO
SEE HOW SCHOOL CHOICE WORKS.
THAT SCHOOL IS ALLOWING PARENTS
TO SEND STUDENTS IN PERSON OR
ON-LINE.
HERE CLOSER TO HOME, CMS
GETTING READY TO WELCOME
STUDENTS BACK TO THE CLASSROOM
FOR 2 WEEKS.
WE ARE LEARNING HOW MANY
PARENTS WILL NOT TAKE THE RISK
OF THEIR KIDS GOING IN PERSON
AT ALL.
PARENTS HAD A CHOICE TO OPT
INTO PLAN C., REMOTE LEARNING.
TODAY, WE LEARNED MORE THAN
52,000 STUDENTS ARE REGISTERED
FOR THE REMOTE LEARNING
ACADEMY.
EACH DISTRICT IS HANDLING THIS
DIFFERENTLY.
CABARIS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD
VOTED LAST WEEK TO MAKE REMOTE
LEARNING THE ONLY OPTION.
NOT ALL PARENTS ARE ON BOARD,
INCLUDING A MOTHER WHO HAS A
SON WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.
THAT MOTHER TOLD YOU, DASHAWN,
THAT HER CHILD HAS NEEDS THAT
ONLINE LEARNING WILL NOT
PROVIDE.
Reporter: HE DOES, HE HAS A
FORM OF AUTISM THAT DOES NOT
ALLOW HIM TO SPEAK FOR HIMSELF.
NOT JUST FOR HER SON, ANY
STUDENT WITH A DIFFERENT SET OF
LEARNING NEEDS.
I AM NOT ASKING FOR HIM TO
BE AT SCHOOL ALL DAY.
I AM NOT -- I AM NOT ASKING THE
SCHOOL TO BE MY BABY-SITTER.
Reporter:
ERICA CLARK IS SITTING HERE AS
A MOTHER CONCERNED FOR HER 8-
YEAR-OLD SON.
HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FORM OF
AUTISM AND REQUIRES A SPECIFIC
LEARNING PLAN CALLED AN IEP
TAILORED JUST FOR HIM.
HE HAS NOT BEEN GETTING ANY OF
THAT.
HE HAS ADHD.
HE WILL NOT SIT STILL IN FRONT
OF A COMPUTER.
EVEN IF HE DID SIT STILL IN
FRONT OF A COMPUTER THERE ARE
TECHNIQUES AND THINGS THOSE
CHILDREN NEED TO LEARN ON ONE-
ON-ONE BASIS.
HER FRUSTRATIONS WERE
MAGNIFIED WHEN THE SCHOOL
DISTRICT WHERE HE ATTENDS
SCHOOL ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD
OPERATE UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S
PLAN C., WHICH MEANS ALL REMOTE
LEARNING, ALL OF THE TIME.
HE NEEDS SPEECH THERAPY.
I CAN NOT GIVE HIM THAT.
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, I CAN NOT
GIVE HIM THAT.
IF THEY CAN NOT GIVE IT TO THEM
IN A SCHOOL SETTING THEY NEED
TO BE ABLE TO GIVE IT TO HIM IN
CLINICAL SETTING, IT IS THEIR
RIGHT.
Reporter:
TONIGHT, THE BOARD CHAIR SAID
IT IS AN ISSUE THE
ADMINISTRATION IS LOOKING INTO.
I SPOKE WITH THE INTERIM
DIRECTOR FOR THE CHILDREN'S LAW
DIRECTOR FROM DUKE UNIVERSITY
WHO OFFERED THIS ADVICE FOR
PARENTS LIKE CLARK.
FIRST THINGS OUR PARENTS
WITH CHILDREN OF DISABILITIES
AND REQUIRE AN IEP SHOULD KNOW,
THEY STILL MAINTAIN THEIR
SPECIAL EDUCATION RIGHTS DURING
A PANDEMIC.
Reporter: THEY LAID OUT
THREE KEY QUESTIONS, CAN THE
IEP STILL BE DELIVERED AS
WRITTEN, FOR SOME, MIGHT BE
POSSIBLE REMOTELY.
IS THERE A CHANGE TO THE
FREQUENCY OF SERVICES?
IT IS SOMETHING THAT COULD BE
ADDRESSED BUT SHE SAY FIST
THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
TO THE STUDENT'S LEARNING PLAN
IT MIGHT BE TIME TO REQUEST A
MEETING ABOUT THEIR IEP WITH
THE SCHOOL OR DISTRICT.
EVEN THOUGH A SCHOOL MAY BE
REMOTE FOR ALL CHILDREN OR MOST
CHILDREN, IF A CHILD WITH
DISABILITIES NEEDS IN-PERSON
INSTRUCTION TO RECEIVE AN
APPROPRIATE EDUCATION THERE CAN
BE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THAT
THROUGH THE IEP.
IT IS NOT JUST AUTISM.
ANY TYPE OF LEARNING DISABILITY
THAT TAKES THAT EXTRA TIME,
THAT EXTRA CONCENTRATION, THAT
EXTRA CARE.
THOSE CHILDREN NEED CERTAIN
THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND A
COMPUTER.
SHE RAISES A NUMBER OF
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS.
DASHAWN, PARENTS THAT HAVE
QUESTIONS ABOUT THEIR CHILD'S
IEP OF COURSE SHOULD START WITH
THEIR SCHOOL OR THEIR DISTRICT.
YOU ALSO FOUND ANOTHER RESOURCE
FOR THEM, TOO.
ERICA, THERE IS A HELP CENTER
FOCUSED ON EXCEPTIONAL
CHILDREN.
WE PULL THAT RESOURCE WE WILL
POST THE WEB SITE AND THE
NUMBER ON OUR WEB SITE.
I WILL SHARE THAT NUMBER WITH
YOU NOW IF YOU WANT TO DROP
THIS DOWN.
IT IS IS AVAILABLE FOR PARENTS
WHO ARE LOOKING FOR DIRECTION
TO ASSIST WITH ISSUES LIKE
THIS.