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Andy Pierrotti

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 29, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Atlantanewsfirst
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Andy Pierrotti

    Uncovering systemic failures in Ga. special education classrooms (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - An ongoing Atlanta News First investigation examines Georgia’s special education system, detailing what happens when students with disabilities do not receive the legally required services and classroom support they need. In this video series, the investigative team pulls back the curtain on the reporting behind the multi-part project, exploring the tips that sparked each investigation, how key findings were uncovered, the challenges encountered during the reporting pr

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Andy Pierrotti

    Inside the reporting: Uncovering systemic failures in Georgia special education classrooms (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - An ongoing Atlanta News First investigation examines Georgia’s special education system, detailing what happens when students with disabilities do not receive the legally required services and classroom support they need. In this video series, the investigative team pulls back the curtain on the reporting behind the multi-part project, exploring the tips that sparked each investigation, how key findings were uncovered, the challenges encountered during the rep

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Andy Pierrotti

    A Gwinnett teacher’s family takes special ed fight against the district to feds (opens the original)

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    SNELLVILLE, Ga. (Atlanta News First) -A Gwinnett County mother has taken her fight over her autistic son’s education to federal officials, alleging both his school district and the state agency responsible for overseeing it have repeatedly failed to follow and enforce federal special education law. For Wendy and Anthony Cogan, speaking publicly carries an added concern: Anthony Cogan teaches eighth-grade language arts for Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), the same district being challenged

  4. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Andy Pierrotti

    Ga. parents fight for special education services amid federal civil rights backlog (opens the original)

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    ATLANTA, Ga. - Hundreds of Georgia students with disabilities are waiting for help from a federal agency facing an exploding backlog of civil rights complaints and fewer staff to handle them. One of those students is 8-year-old Theo Hutchings, who has Down syndrome. His parents placed him on an individualized education program to help him in school. The plan required his teachers to use a device to improve his vocabulary and help him communicate. According to his mother, Chelsea Hutchings, Gwinn

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Andy Pierrotti

    Georgia parents fight for special education services amid federal civil rights backlog (opens the original)

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    Gwinnett County, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Hundreds of Georgia students with disabilities are waiting for help from a federal agency facing an exploding backlog of civil rights complaints and fewer staff to handle them. One of those students is 8-year-old Theo Hutchings, who has Down syndrome. His parents placed him on an individualized education program to help him in school. The plan required his teachers to use a device to improve his vocabulary and help him communicate. According to his mot

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