[silverleaf]

His mom, Gena Cain, has been trying to get him help for years

To believe that, I'd want to see a long series of letters from Gena to the School District requesting that her son be tested and evaluated for special education services. Somehow I doubt that she has ever formally requested anything but is willing to whine a lot now about being a victim.

[mikeybaby]

Unfortunately, I have seen situations like this and would posit that, in some cases, the PARENTS can't read.
I had a request to help an eighth grader with a take home test recently and quickly discovered that she had a reading "disability".
Her parents were unable to diagnose the problem because their reading skills were so poor.
This not a question of money.
The parents, as well as the school district, are very wealthy.
Lack of reading skills beget lack of reading skills.
Insidious, if you think about it.