A Gwinnett County mother says her son with autism went from A’s and B’s to struggling after his school cut his support without telling her. Now, a state investigation found the district violated federal law.
Bernique Deal told Channel 2 Gwinnett County Bureau Chief Matt Johnson her 16-year-old son passed a rigorous test to get into Gwinnett School of Math, Science and Technology, one of the state’s top magnet programs.
He’d maintained A’s and B’s throughout elementary and middle school with help from a co-teacher and executive functioning support, she said…