Fighting For Logan | News

CHARLES COUNTY, Md. (WUSA) -- An entire community is rallying to support a child with Down Syndrome in Charles County. Logan Jenkins is about to start his first year of high school. All his parents ask is that he be allowed to attend the same school as his brothers and friend.  The only problem -- the county says they can't allow it. 

Spend a few minutes with Logan and you'll see he's a social machine. Perhaps it's the fact his younger brother is like a twin, or he's the fifth of six kids. Whatever it is, his mother Kim says it's a large part of his personal development.

And this past spring, when he graduated from eighth grade, he did so with fresh memories of his last dance when his sister chaperoned. So naturally, he'd want those same peers surrounding him when he starts high school next fall.

But his parents say following a review of his individual assessment plan, they were told by the school he couldn't attend his local high school. So the family launched a process to appeak that decision, and reluctantly shared their story online. 

Charles County Schools spokewoman Katie O'Malley Simpson says Logan's hometown high school, Westlake, doesn't offer a program suited for him. His parents say they feel blindsided so they are fighting with an appeal.