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>> good-bye. >> we'll wait outside. >> eric gets on the school bus for the very last time headed toward an uncertain future. while eric's transition was deliberately unceremonious, nick's is much more of a celebration. >> going to graduation. although nick hasn't been in a regular classroom for most of his life, he is participating in the school district's graduation ceremony at his parents' request. his teacher, holly, and his sister, tasha, support him as he receives his diploma. just a few years ago a crowd like this would have been overwhelming and stressful for nick.

Before special education students like nick graduate, federal law says they must have something called a transition plan created by their school districts. it's supposed to be a set of measurable goals designed to prepare young people for adult life. nick's mom, lenor, hasn't received anything, so she and her husband, mike, call the school superintendent to complain. >> i have no transition plan, and the clock is ticking, which is why i said to you i'm fearful that we're just delayingnd delaying here, and nicolas's needs are not being met. good job, nick. excellent doing it together, bud. >> r...

Coming up, graduate iing to uncertain future. >> he has come so far, and th then -- that's crazy. >> when "dateline" continues. ♪ hey, sir lose-a-lot! thou hast the patchy beard of a pre-pubescent squire! thy armor was forged by a feeble-fingered peasant woman... your mom! as long as hecklers love to heckle, you can count on geico saving folks money. boring! fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance.

Mary and lenore have carried their sons through an unstable, scary transition. they've fought for every bit of help they could find. and they have tried their best to give their sons the support they lost when they turned 21. nick has had an especially bumpy road. after depending solely on his mom for months, he finally got help in the form of a state funded program that sends aides to his home. then, his family had to break up in order to keep his services. not long after, another change. he abruptly loses some of his services again. >> our experience when he graduated was falling off a cliff...

Voice? >> i am 100%. >> there was more. nick's mom, cathy glover, testified that on the night of the shooting she got a strange phone call from a teenage neighbor around 1:00 a.m. >> she said please don't -- i said, no, i didn't. why? >> she said because your neighbor just shot his wife. >> i said what, and she said i could hear her screaming get off me, get off me. >> powerful evidence. then that naub testified. >> do you recall telling cathy glover in a phone conversation that same early morning i heard her screaming get off me, get off me. >> i do not. >> she was 16 and drinking that night,...