I don't know to what degree your son needs assistance, but the Bovenschen school in Warren is highly regarded. I hope that helps you.

Just so you're not afraid to visit Ferndale when you do get here, it's not the OK corral here. Our now closed alternative ed school served some problem students, that committed crimes and brought guns to the school. None of which were Ferndale residents. We're mostly working class here and I was glad to send my son to a diverse school. Apparently, those factors make Ferndale icky.

We are a border city though and that does occasionally create problems, just like any border city in any town, in any state. We have an awesome police force. You don't get away with much here.

Birmingham isn't so insulated either. I worked in Birmingham and there was a ridiculous amount of shoplifters. You could also tell they weren't from Birmingham, same as our problems generally don't often originate from the residents. But neither city is a bad place to live.