Well, as a journalist and media relations pro I just had to read the story to see what all the commotion is about. Looks like the news angle was the boy's IQ. I don't see anything wrong with the way it was written.
Now as a mom, my instinct is to protect my child and I would not have exposed him to public scrutiny. No doubt the parents are very proud of him and there may be cultural issues at play (I don't know). The story is not exploitative, it just reflects the opinions of his parents and his teacher and is filtered through the reporter who I'm guessing is not an expert on gifted issues.
