With a nearly-completed high school diploma and plans for college in the foreseeable future, Justin Chapman was on his way to the top when the Campus Times published an article about him in 1999. He was just six years old at the time and auditing Physics 110.
When he was only two years old, Chapman passed a test for a class his mother — Elizabeth Chapman — had been taking at Monroe Community College, after which he was formally tested and qualified as gifted. He then went on to finish a grade every two to three months.
At the time the CT article was written, Chapman had also been taking classes through Stanford University’s distance learning program and high school classes through Cambridge Academy in Massachusetts. He was set to graduate from high school that January and enter college as a full-time student that fall, although he had not yet decided which institution to attend.
Chapman told the CT that this turn of events was “‘like a dream come true.’”
“‘I’ve wanted to go to college since I was four, and now I’m finally here,’” he said.
His mother, it seemed, was supportive of his endeavors. Despite her son’s unusual academic ability for his age, she simply explained that he “‘just [wanted] to graduate from high school and get to college to study everything.’”
Although it seemed that Chapman’s presence in the college classroom could potentially raise some questions, UR accommodated Chapman’s unique situation. Director of Undergraduate Research Steven Manly — also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy with whom Chapman had taken Physics 113 for a short time before transferring out — wondered if he would still be able to tell inappropriate jokes in the classroom.
His goals didn’t stop at college, either; Chapman planned to participate and set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympics, write a book on educational reform and open a charter school in Rochester for gifted students with his mother.
Two years after the CT article was published, BBC News reported on March 4, 2002 that Chapman’s mother had helped him cheat on the intelligence test which labeled him as gifted by having him memorize answers. She maintained, though, that he completed all of his university work on his own.
Chapman’s mother attributes her actions to the fact that she “wanted to be a good mom and give him opportunities [she] didn’t have,” according to BBC. She admitted, “it was wrong. I made some poor choices.”
Chapman was hospitalized for psychiatric problems, according to a New York Times article published on March 2, 2002, after he showed “increasing signs of emotional turmoil” and began to throw temper tantrums. He was placed in foster care for 22 months after his mother was charged with neglect, according to BBC.
His father — who he hadn’t seen in six years — and his grandparents both filed for custody.
The CT published a follow-up article on March 7, 2002 following this national coverage. UR declined to comment about Chapman’s attendance at the University, as did former UR Professor Paul Tipton — his professor for Physics 110.
The neglect case that was filed against Chapman’s mother was closed in 2006 and, after completing court-mandated counseling and parenting classes, she was granted full custody of her son despite continued concerns from Chapman’s grandparents, Rocky Mountain News reported in an article from 2008. As of that year, Chapman was thought to be living in Colorado Springs with his mother, but there was no official record to verify that claim.
With a nearly-completed high school diploma and plans for college in the foreseeable future, Justin Chapman was on his way to the top when the Campus Times published an article about him in 1999. He was just six years old at the time and auditing Physics 110.
When he was only two years old, Chapman passed a test for a class his mother — Elizabeth Chapman — had been taking at Monroe Community College, after which he was formally tested and qualified as gifted. He then went on to finish a grade every two to three months.
At the time the CT article was written, Chapman had also been taking classes through Stanford University’s distance learning program and high school classes through Cambridge Academy in Massachusetts. He was set to graduate from high school that January and enter college as a full-time student that fall, although he had not yet decided which institution to attend.
Chapman told the CT that this turn of events was “‘like a dream come true.’”
“‘I’ve wanted to go to college since I was four, and now I’m finally here,’” he said.
His mother, it seemed, was supportive of his endeavors. Despite her son’s unusual academic ability for his age, she simply explained that he “‘just [wanted] to graduate from high school and get to college to study everything.’”
Although it seemed that Chapman’s presence in the college classroom could potentially raise some questions, UR accommodated Chapman’s unique situation. Director of Undergraduate Research Steven Manly — also a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy with whom Chapman had taken Physics 113 for a short time before transferring out — wondered if he would still be able to tell inappropriate jokes in the classroom.
His goals didn’t stop at college, either; Chapman planned to participate and set a world record in the 1,500-meter freestyle at the Olympics, write a book on educational reform and open a charter school in Rochester for gifted students with his mother.
Two years after the CT article was published, BBC News reported on March 4, 2002 that Chapman’s mother had helped him cheat on the intelligence test which labeled him as gifted by having him memorize answers. She maintained, though, that he completed all of his university work on his own.
Chapman’s mother attributes her actions to the fact that she “wanted to be a good mom and give him opportunities [she] didn’t have,” according to BBC. She admitted, “it was wrong. I made some poor choices.”
Chapman was hospitalized for psychiatric problems, according to a New York Times article published on March 2, 2002, after he showed “increasing signs of emotional turmoil” and began to throw temper tantrums. He was placed in foster care for 22 months after his mother was charged with neglect, according to BBC.
His father — who he hadn’t seen in six years — and his grandparents both filed for custody.
The CT published a follow-up article on March 7, 2002 following this national coverage. UR declined to comment about Chapman’s attendance at the University, as did former UR Professor Paul Tipton — his professor for Physics 110.
The neglect case that was filed against Chapman’s mother was closed in 2006 and, after completing court-mandated counseling and parenting classes, she was granted full custody of her son despite continued concerns from Chapman’s grandparents, Rocky Mountain News reported in an article from 2008. As of that year, Chapman was thought to be living in Colorado Springs with his mother, but there was no official record to verify that claim.
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