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Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease graduates high school while using ... Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Video play button CA: STUDENT USES TELEPRESENCE ROBOT TO GRADUATE A California teen with a debilitating disease is celebrating his high school graduation after attending classes through a robot! Show more Show less Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Click here for updates on this story FAIRFIELD, California ( KCRA ) -- Aaron Phelps, a senior at Rodriguez High School in Fairfield, graduated high school after years of resilience, while attending classes virtually through a telepresence robot. Phelps was born with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a rare and devastating childhood disease that causes motor neurons to die. His mother, Meri Stratton, recalled the moment she realized something was wrong during a routine checkup when Aaron was 2 months old. “He was sitting on my lap at the pediatrician’s office in Davis. His arms and legs were just hanging by his side,” Stratton said. She was referred to a neurologist, who delivered heartbreaking news. “When he first came into the room, one of the things he mentioned was SMA. He said if you get anything, this is …

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

High schooler with rare disease given just 10% chance of survival ... Comment 0 Share Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KCRA) - A California high schooler with a rare disease is celebrating his graduation, a milestone the doctors who diagnosed him believed he would never reach, giving him just a 10% chance of survival. Aaron Phelps has spent most of his life in his bedroom, but he graduated June 5 from Rodriguez High School, having attended classes virtually through a telepresence robot. “It’s been really amazing to see how technology can bring a student closer to us,” said Phelps’ teacher, Ashley Bryan. “He is just one of my students that I have in class.” Aaron Phelps, who was born with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, is celebrating his graduation from high school. He attended classes virtually through a telepresence robot. (Source: KCRA via CNN) Phelps was born with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a rare childhood disease that causes motor neurons to die. He has lost complete mobility, and his mother, Meri Stratton, says any virus or infection that affects his lungs could send him to the hospital. Stratton recalled the moment she realized s…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person <p>Aaron Phelps, a California teen with spinal muscular atrophy, graduated from high school through a telepresence robot</p>

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

High schooler with rare disease given just 10% chance of survival ... Share Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google FAIRFIELD, Calif. (KCRA) - A California high schooler with a rare disease is celebrating his graduation, a milestone the doctors who diagnosed him believed he would never reach, giving him just a 10% chance of survival. Aaron Phelps has spent most of his life in his bedroom, but he graduated June 5 from Rodriguez High School, having attended classes virtually through a telepresence robot. “It’s been really amazing to see how technology can bring a student closer to us,” said Phelps’ teacher, Ashley Bryan. “He is just one of my students that I have in class.” Aaron Phelps, who was born with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, is celebrating his graduation from high school. He attended classes virtually through a telepresence robot. (Source: KCRA via CNN) Phelps was born with Type 1 spinal muscular atrophy, a rare childhood disease that causes motor neurons to die. He has lost complete mobility, and his mother, Meri Stratton, says any virus or infection that affects his lungs could send him to the hospital. Stratton recalled the moment she realized something w…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…

Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person Student with rare disease, attending high school using telepresence robot, graduates in person AFTER THE PANDEMIC, STUDENTS AND TEACHERS WERE ACCUSTOMED TO LEARNING REMOTELY. BUT FOR ONE STUDENT, FAIRFIELD WITH A RARE CHILDHOOD DISEASE, LEARNING FROM HOME BEGAN LONG BEFORE COVID. I MET THE YOUNG MAN DETERMINED TO DEFY THE ODDS. DESPITE THE DISABILITY SO MANY THOUGHT WOULD HOLD HIM BACK. INSIDE RODRIGUEZ HIGH SCHOOL IN FAIRFIELD. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, ARE WE READY TO SEE OUR FINAL TEACHERS USE TECHNOLOGY LIKE ANY OTHER SCHOOL? BUT I WANTED YOU GUYS TO. -- IN. MISS BRIAN’S CLASS. START THINKING. START. IT’S BEEN REALLY AMAZING TO SEE HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN BRING A STUDENT CLOSER TO US. THIS ROBOT. THAT’S A GREAT ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. THAT’S A REALLY GOOD ONE TO CHOOSE FROM. IS RAISING THE BAR FOR STUDENT SUCCESS. WE TALK ABOUT MOVIES ALL THE TIME. HE’S A BIG DISNEY BUFF. HE IS JUST ONE OF MY STUDENTS THAT I HAVE IN CLASS EVERY SINGLE DAY THAT I LOVE HAVING. THAT’S BECAUSE BEHIND THE MACHINE IS A YOUNG MAN NAMED AARON ERIN. PHELPS IS A SENIOR AT RODRIGUEZ WHO SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE IN HIS BEDROOM G…