VWU program tailors learning for special needs students

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VWU program tailors learning for special needs students

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — By day, Charlie Pellenberg is a student at Virginia Wesleyan University, walking from class to class, studying music composition. But by night, he's a singer, songwriter and performer. "For me, I always have music going on in my head," Pellenberg said. "So I kind of need, I kind of like to find outlets, like, get that music out and into the world, you know?" Pellenberg is neurodiverse and has high-functioning autism,…