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Their son had autism. Mom didn t speak English well. COVID-19 put school online: One family s fight for special ed services Ashley Okwuosa and Sharon Lurye, The Teacher Project
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This story was produced by the Teacher Project, an education reporting fellowship at Columbia Journalism School.
NUTLEY, N.J. – Ever since Carlos Tejada was diagnosed with autism at 13 months old, his parents have struggled to find him the right services. It was not for lack of trying. His mother, Adelaida Checo, attended more than a dozen meetings to discuss his special education plan at the Jersey City elementary school the boy started at age 3.