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Gov. TimWalz’s recently updated order that elementary schools can begin in-person or hybrid learning starting January 18, 2021 is still leaving students behind. For father Terry Otremba, getting his 13-year-old daughter Addison back into school is a must, he shared with Fox 9. Born with a rare chromosome abnormality, Addison has struggled under a full distance learning model. Walz’s changes didn’t mention students with special needs, which “disappointed” Otremba, Fox 9 ...

Adults with autism. >> i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. >> reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. >> bye eric! >> no, sabrina. youre not done yet! wait until 2016. >> thats so far away! right now were in 2012. >> its really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> reporter: josh...

Adults with autism. >> i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. >> reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. >> bye eric! >> no, sabrina. youre not done yet! wait until 2016. >> thats so far away! right now were in 2012. >> its really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> reporter: josh...

There are few options for adults. even fewer options for adults with autism. >> i had wanted to put him in one of the local ys that had a special needs program. turns out -- this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center all the time. >> on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. >> sabrina, not done yet. >> its so far away. >> right now were in 2012. >> its really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> joshua rich, erics head teacher, says the ...

For adults and fewer options for adults with autism. >> i wanted to put in one of the local ys with a special needs program. they only go to 14. this is the phrase i hear from agency program center all the time. >> on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks in to school for the last time. >> hi, eric. >> sabrina. not done yet. wait until 2016. >> so far away. right now were in 2012. >> its really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> joshua, erics teacher, says the day is more dif...

Adults with autism. >> i had wanted to put him at one of the local ys. they said they had a special needs program. it turns out now they only go to 14. this is a phrase i hear from agency, program, center, all the time. >> reporter: on the day after his 21st birthday, eric walks into school for the last time. >> bye eric! >> no, sabrina. youre not done yet! wait until 2016. >> thats so far away! right now were in 2012. >> its really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> reporter: josh...

Powerful green laser beam penetrating the cockpit of a jet getting ready to land at kennedy airport. this all happened saturday evening. the pilot reportedly told air traffic controllers the green beam appeared to come from the shoreline and was so powerful he had to use a sun visor to block the light. the plane landed safely without incident. long island police say a 17-year-old threatened a shooting rampage on the anniversary of the columbine high massacre. rumors spread he was planning an a...