2015 we followed two families dealing with this issue. our cameras captured their successes and setbacks as they tried to navigate a very complex system for those with special needs. here with their story on the brink is kate snow. reporter: it s graduation day in a new york suburb. a rite of passage that normally brings excitement and endless possibilities for the future. this is nicolas kabisco, his journey to this date was long because nick has autism, a brain development disorder that can empair communication and social interaction. his mom lenor is unspeakably proud. [ applause ] reporter: at a private school 60 miles away from new york city eric sedowski, another young man with autism, is also graduating, sharing good-bye hugs and well wishes with friends and teach s teachers. his mother, mary clancy, is feeling emotional about her
teachers and what he wanted to do sort of a split wtn ra. when it comes to arming teach s teachers, his senior adviser, who is his daughter. he asked her specifically about this. watch. do you believe that arming teachers would make children safer? to be honest, i don t know. obviously there had have to be an incredibly high standard for wol be able to bear arms in our school. do you advise your dad on this? i think having a teacher who is armed who cares deeply about her students or his students, and who is capable and qualified to bear arms, is not a bad idea but it s an idea that feeds to be discussed. ivanka trump s hesitation on this, will it make any different to her father? well it s being discussed.
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