Newsweek

How Did an Honors Student Who Says She Can’t Read or Write Get Into College?

Aleysha Ortiz, 19, alleges she cannot read or write yet says she graduated with honors from Hartford Public High School in 2024. She has since filed a lawsuit against the Hartford Board of Education ...
Hartford Courant

Why CT attorneys push for dismissal of lawsuit by student who graduated without knowing how to read

Attorneys for the Hartford Board of Education, a Hartford special education teacher and the City of Hartford argued before a Superior Court judge on Monday that claims by a former student that she was ...
Hosted on MSN

She’s attending college but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing her high school district

Aleysha Ortiz, a 19-year-old student attending the University of Connecticut, said that she can’t read or write, despite graduating from Hartford Public High School with honors. Now she is suing the ...
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A Connecticut high school graduate can’t read or write. Who failed her?

A Hartford Public Schools graduate is taking legal action against the city, the Board of Education, and one of her special education teachers. Aleysha Ortiz claims she asked for educational resources ...
Yahoo

HS Student Sues School District In Connecticut, Says She Can’t Read Or Write After Graduation

In a lawsuit filed against the Hartford Board of Education, the Connecticut city and a special education teacher, a former student alleges that she graduated from high school without being able to ...
The Connecticut Mirror

Hartford’s attorneys argue for dismissal of Aleysha Ortiz lawsuit

Aleysha Ortiz graduated from Hartford Public High School without being able to read or write. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror CT Mirror’s independent, nonprofit journalism depends on reader ...
NBC News

Woman sues Connecticut school system saying she can't read or write after graduating

Aleysha Ortiz is suing the Hartford Board of Education in Connecticut, saying the school system left her severe learning disabilities largely untreated. She graduated from Hartford Public High School ...
New York Post

Student who says she is illiterate — despite graduating with honors — sues Connecticut school district

A Connecticut honors student is suing her school district, saying she is illiterate. Despite graduating from Hartford Public High School in June with honors and getting a scholarship to the University ...
CNN

She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing

Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and dreams of one day writing stories and maybe even a book. That may sound like a reasonable aspiration for a teenager recently out of high school, but for Aleysha it ...
WFSB

Former high school honors student who says she can’t read, write sues district where she graduated

HARTFORD, Conn. (CNN) - A Connecticut college student is suing the Hartford Board of Education and the city of Hartford for negligence. Nineteen-year-old Aleysha Ortiz says she graduated from high ...
WTNH

Connecticut high school graduate can’t read or write. Who failed her?

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A Hartford Public Schools graduate is taking legal action against the city, the Board of Education, and one of her special education teachers. Aleysha Ortiz claims she asked ...