What happened to Evan Johnson triggered a state investigation, exposing what some call a loophole in how state administrators keep an eye on some special needs students in Harris County.
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Melissa Johnson is joined by her son Evan, 21, on the right, and her daughter Cherise and son D.J. on the left.
Ever since Evan Johnson was 3 years old, he’s attended public schools in the Cy-Fair Independent School District, northwest of Houston.
Now, he’s a tall and lanky 21-year-old, with a creative streak and a passion for trains.
That changed last fall, when Cy-Fair district administrators told his mother, Melissa Johnson, that he’d be better served somewhere else.
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