9th grader receiving derogatory comments daily

[Janis]

This 9th grader has ASD, ADHD, plus.  He has no friends and has been bullied for years.  Now 1 year in this state/district where they say he doesn’t qualify for Speech and Language (had from k-8 then PA eval said he doesn’t qualify ).  He speaks loud and fast, his social skills are very poor:(.  The social skills instruction district is providing is minimal, vague, and not effective.  Of course, district does not agree.

Since starting HS in September, he has repeatedly been called things like “stuttering autistic freak”, “you walk like an autistic freak” while acting this out, “effing stupid”, “sped”, etc.  School is aware.  He has been physically shoved and slapped.  
Recently there has been a student who sits at his table in one class who tells him to “shut up stupid” and over the past week has called him “r*****” twice.

He does not want to go tell the teacher (I understand why).  When I meet with school staff they say he has to tell the teacher.  These are Gen ed teachers.  
I know this is not the right placement, and the IEP is a mess (now have an advocate on board), but 1. what can I do to help him? And 2. What can/should the school be doing?

Until he gets interventions with speech and social skills that help, this will keep happening:(.

And, from what my kids report daily, there are constant “jokes” about race, ethnicity, etc.  Accents are used for mimicking stereotypes, “gay” is constantly thrown around as derogatory, nazi songs away from the teacher in band, etc.  I won’t give specific examples because they are shocking and disgusting.  
Is this prevalent in other high schools?  Our middle school in California was not like this….

[Carolyn Rowlett]

I don't know much about PA, but doesn't the district have a procedure in place for reporting bullying anonymously?  Why does he have to tell the gen ed teachers?  Does the district have a school board policy on bullying and what does it say and are they following it?  I would suggest sending the school district a Gebser letter officially informing them of the bullying.  See below from Lisa's website for info on Gebser letters and other tips for dealing with bullying:

https://adayinourshoes.com/bullying-school-stop-bullying-happening/

As for placement, why is it not the correct placement?  What placement do you want?  You need to have data for a change in placement.  Is he not making sufficient progress on his IEP goals?  Can he not access the curriculum in the gen ed setting?  If not, why not?  The school district will probably want to try supports before a change in placement.

Unfortunately, you're "not in California anymore, Dorothy."  Welcome to the Rust Belt.