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Autistic student denied graduation

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    State law blocks senior from diploma

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Much like organizing pieces of the puzzle Sinclair coffer dreams of one day directing for the big screen.

On -- flu like a film school and learn how to make movies which makes the end of high school the exciting first step in reaching that dream except just the week before the north springs charter graduation Sinclair got devastating news in the mail.

That won't be -- they're really graduate.

I can -- like a graduate.

He's grades were good enough this report cart -- mostly a.'s and b.'s.

Sinclair problem is he has not been able to pass the math exams required for every Georgia student to graduate high school.

Once he -- said -- when he learned that.

He can do it but when you walk away.

Encrypt it with that.

Sinclair is autistic in the state allows for students with disabilities to apply for special waiver in cases like this.

But the state board of education which can vote to throw out test scores and allow a student to graduate.

Denied Sinclair is -- for reasons his family has not yet been told.

It hurts my heart because he it's.

If he's such a good person and for him not to graduate and be able to pursue administering.

It's really just an inch -- it's just an injustice and this.

-- Department of Education seems to agree to some extent they've changed the law that -- all seniors must pass these tests in order to graduate.

But this changes -- take effect until next school year after it's too late for Sinclair.

And he's hardly alone the states as last year 16%.

Of students failed the math exam.

Where he worked for years her.

Moments who walk.

He grabbed the way of thinking that the called because you -- in southwest Atlanta Chris -- Fox 5 News.

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