Project Safe Schools: Special Needs Students

Local mom worries ahead of an uncertain school year.

SCHOOL.

BUT THERE'S ONEGROUP WITH EVEN GREATERCONCERNS -- SPECIAL NEEDSSTUDENTS.IN THIS MORNING'S PROJECTSAFE SCHOOLS -- TWO WORKSFOR YOU'S TATIANNA TAYLOR ISLIVE THIS MORNING WITHADVICE FROM A MOM LIVINGTHROUGH THE PANDEMIC --HELPING HER SPECIAL NEEDSSON THRIVE.

TATIANNA --GOOD MORNING CORI, WAVERLYMOUSE ACTUALLY HAS TWOSPECIAL NEEDS SONS, BUT ISMOST WORRIED ABOUT HERYOUNGEST, BECAUSE ON TOP OFHIS LEARNING DISABILITIES HEHAS LUNG AND HEARTCONDITIONS.WAVERLY'S SON TURTLE LOVESSCHOOL.

HE LOVES INTERACTINGWITH CHILDREN, AND ADULTS --BUT STRUGGLES WITH LEARNINGDISABILITIES IN MATH ANDREADING.

IN THOSE AREAS HEHAS TUTORS, SPEECHTHERAPISTS AND MORE.

BUTTURTLE IS ALSO HEARINGIMPAIRED.

WAVERLY SAYSDESPITE HIS SETBACKS -- HEREALLY WANTS TO RETURN TOSCHOOL.

SHE'S WORRIED ABOUTHIS IMMUNO- COMPROMISEDSTATUS DURING THE PANDEMIC-- AND WANTS HIM TO LEARNFROM HOME... HIS DOCTORSHAVE SENT MIXEDRECOMMENDATIONS -- ONEDOCTOR CLEARING HIM TO GOBACK TO THE CLASSROOM...WHILE ANOTHER SAYS -- KEEPHIM HOME.

ALL IN ALL,WAVERLY STILL HASN'T DECIDEDYET.

BUT SAYS NO MATTE WHAT-- PARENTS OF KIDS WITHSPECIAL NEEDS CAN MAKE IT ASUCCESSFUL YEAR.WAVERLY MOUSE//MOM WITHSPECIAL NEEDS KIDS<10:24-10:38