Felix has a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder, which means he is verbal, he can go to the toilet himself, and he can do some tasks.
He is on a par with his peers academically, and reading-wise he is ahead a few years.
But he needs a lot of teacher aide support, and because of his high skill level, he only receives Ministry of Education funding for one hour of teacher aide support per day at Warrington School.
The school itself provides one other hour per day from its own budgets.
However, the big issue was Felix's behaviour when the one-to-one teacher aide time was over for the day.
Miss Hodge said Felix could be quite energetic and hard to keep on task, and he had a history of running from the classroom with no concept of danger when he became overstimulated.
Following a recent incident, when Felix ran from the school grounds and could not be found for 20 minutes, Miss Hodge said the ministry agreed to provide an extra two hours of ''respite care'' per week.
''But it's only temporary until other things can be looked at.
''They are also looking at providing him with some technological support to keep him engaged in classroom activities. I think that will come in the form of an iPad.''
She said the principal had also applied to the ministry for funding to have fencing erected around the school, to prevent Felix from leaving the safety of the school grounds.
''We have yet to hear if that will be successful.''
Despite her growing frustration at the situation, Miss Hodge was grateful for every little bit of support from the school, the community and the ministry.
However, she still believed there was ''a big problem'' with the way the ministry dealt with ''these invisible illnesses'', and said she would be voicing her concerns regularly this year in the hope something would change.
''I do live in hope something will change - especially because it's an election year.''
Ministry of Education sector enablement and support deputy secretary Katrina Casey said specialists from the ministry, including a psychologist and communication specialist, continue to work closely with Felix, Warrington School and his family this year.
''This support assists the team around Felix to develop his success and independence in learning and ensure supports are in place to meet his needs.
''In addition, we continue to fund eight hours support per week in teacher aide assistance, have accessed another fund to provide an iPad to increase engagement in the curriculum, and we're seeking more support for further learning help from the Resource Teacher of Learning and Behaviour service.
''We are also working with the school and family to ensure Felix is safe at school. In the interim, we have provided Warrington with additional funding equivalent to six hours per week.''
Ms Casey said all resourcing and specialist support provided to pupils with additional learning needs, was based on individual need.
''Developing success and independence within the curriculum and life of the school is the priority for all.
''At all times, safety of children is paramount. Developing a response in these situations is complex.
''The number of ... young people we've provided a specialist service to, rose by almost 2500, up 9.3% to 29,251 in the 2015/2016 [financial] year.''
