Submitted by 11Alive News Staff
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. -- A Carrollton high school senior with cerebral palsy tells 11Alive he's been given a chance to walk across the graduation stage after initially being told he couldn't due to safety issues.
Michael Cooper usually uses a wheelchair, but has been practicing using a walker in therapy. Central High School made arrangement to have Michael get his degree in his wheel chair because they were concerned about his safety if he used a walker.
He told 11Alive News on Wednesday that he will be allowed to walk at graduation -- as long as his left hand, which has limited mobility due to his condition, works properly and he can operate his walker safely. "I can pretty much guarantee I'm going to walk because I'm going to do everything that I have to do to make it happen," he said.
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