No, as long as he is receiving more than half of his support from his parent, he can be claimed as a dependent.
The issue you are running into is that he has enough unearned income to be subject to the "kiddie tax". That is a special calculation to make sure that the child's income is taxed at the same rate as the parent's income. Click here to learn more about this tax.
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