text:  When he was going to school in person, Sam was in a general education classroom along with other pre-K students. But he was never given a special ed teacher in that class or special ed supports. His school district acknowledges that Sam primarily communicates in ASL and that his hearing could worsen. But district reports say Sam's current hearing loss does not meet Georgia's criteria for deaf or hard of hearing, meaning they don't have to provide him instruction in ASL.