ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌv ˈeɪtθ ɡɹˈeɪd, ˈæftɚ kˈoʊən ɐpˈɪɹd ɔnðə sˈæli dʒˈɛsi ɹˈæfɐˌɛl ʃˈoʊ, hɪz mˈɪdəlskˈuːl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə lˈɛt kˈoʊən spˈiːk tə ðə skˈuːl ɐbˌaʊt hɪz tʊɹɹˈɛt sˈɪndɹoʊm.
In the beginning of eighth grade, after Cohen appeared on the Sally Jessy Raphaël show, his middle-school principal decided to let Cohen speak to the school about his Tourette syndrome.