do, he will fall back into the he's so much happier out of it. >>> i'm not finding anything >> eric sidowski's parents are sitting in an emergency meeting with the principal at his school. >> what are the options for him next year? >> eric is not in trouble. he has autism. by law he must leave school when he turns 21 in a few months. eric's dad says he is not done learning and he and mary are in a panic about what he will do next. >> to abruptly end his time here is not a good thing. >> eric has been a student at the rebecca school for the past five years. a private school dedicated to providing specialized support like speech and occupational therapy to children with developmental disabilities. >> it is a place where he is understood. and he is cared about. he loves the teachers. he is very, very attached to them. the rebecca school is like a family to him. >> reporter: its expensive too. $100,000 a year. after some costly legal wrangling, eric's parents got the public school district to pick up the tab. that's because federal law says states are obligated to educate children through high sch