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Parkland Suspect Sought Special Ed Help but Was Derailed by Tug-of-War With School. To Parents of Special Needs Kids, It’s a Familiar Story

People are evacuated from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School after a shooting at the school that killed 17 students and adults and injured multiple others Feb. 14, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

By Beth Hawkins

August 13, 2018

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