Have you read up on profoundly gifted children? One article is:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/underserved.htm

Try going to Hoagies: http://www.hoagiesgifted.org
Search on "profoundly gifted", start reading.

To discuss the "inside out" perspective, I remember all too clearly sitting in school with my brain in a type of neutral, because there was nothing to think about, nothing to learn, and I was prohibited from reading or researching anything that would be at my own pace. It was awful.

Does anyone at his school have experience in dealing with PG children? Or more pointedly, interest and excitement about educating them?