If they pretend they haven’t heard about the story of the day, end the interview right there.

“I’m sorry, Senator, we wanted to get your perspective on this story, but it seems you’re not fully aware of what’s going on.”

Once again, no one making these claims seems to understand the enormous hurdles in the way of getting a kid the help they need - in this case - I dare anyone suggesting this to go through an IEP process.

“They’re mostly Catholic”

Sorry but that is all you need to know this person is full of shit. Associating a specific religion with extra needs but not extending that to others says everything about this persons beliefs.