I do feel thankful for parents like Cindy. For years, Cindy fought the school district to get them to meet her son's needs.

By the time we had to do that with 2nd son, they were somewhat more responsive, but there were also a number of alternatives that put students outside the district's control. With 1st son, the only alternatives were private schools, the district's continuation school, a transfer outside the district (very difficult to get, as schools get paid for attendance), or the county's jailbird school for juvenile hall inmates.

I stopped seeing reports about her in the local paper, and also stopped seeing her at the store, so I assume Cindy moved away.