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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 continued. “I’m hoping what Governor Walz said today about getting them back in the classr...

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. you're not done yet! wait until 2016. >> that's so far away! right now we're in 2012. >> it's really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> reporter: joshua rich, eric's head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first stud...

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. you're not done yet! wait until 2016. >> that's so far away! right now we're in 2012. >> it's really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> reporter: joshua rich, eric's head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first stud...

There are few options for adults. even fewer options for adults with autism. >> i had wanted to put him in one of the local y's 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. >> it's so far away. >> right now we're in 2012. >> it's really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> joshua rich, eric's head teacher, says the day is even more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. ...

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 we're in 2012. >> it's really tough. i wish we had more of a plan for eric. >> joshua, eric's teacher, says the day is more difficult because eric is the first student to age out of the rebecca school. >> we brought him so f...