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Connecticut teen sues former school after graduating unable to read, write (san.com)

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A former student, Aleysha Ortiz, is suing the city of Hartford and the local board of education. Ortiz alleges she graduated without learning how to read or write. She claims it was due to negligence and lack of proper support for her developmental disabilities.

The lawsuit claims Ortiz was denied necessary testing for dyslexia. It also claims she was removed from special education curriculum and only tested for developmental disabilities on her last day of school, revealing significant unmet educational needs.

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[-] skozzii@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If you think she is filing this herself then you might want to sue your school as well!

[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 2 days ago

Almost always the parents

[-] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 2 points 2 days ago

Sue a school? You must be from the US.

[-] FireTower@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yeah, her legal counsel is doing so on her behalf. It isn't like she is actually drafting the complaint herself.

That is presuming the idea of holding one's own government accountable via the government's mechanisms isn't the shocking thing for you. The people of Connecticut have a constitutional right to a free public education. When that right is violated they have standing to file a civil lawsuit to be heard by a judge and jury.

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