These Students Are Finishing High School, but Their Degrees Don’t Help Them Go to College
December 2, 2017
By: Rebecca Klein
Source: The Hechinger Report
Julie Comeaux’s 17-year-old son, Matthew, is a student with special needs. He has tuberous sclerosis, epilepsy and autism, but that hasn’t stopped him from being ambitious at school. He has worked hard to keep up with his peers despite his difficulties.
So when administrators at Matthew’s Louisiana high school suggested last year that he forgo getting a regular high school diploma and start working on a watered-down alternative diploma, Julie Comeaux was appalled.
The alternative diploma…