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

submitted 1 week ago by marioms@lemm.ee to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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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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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

People dismissing this really don't understand how terrible the attitudes by administrators are towards special education and disability education. It's entirety believable that the district would dismiss her needs in order to up their graduating numbers.

(Special education teachers are great, this is not aimed at them)

I'm also not familiar with "Straight Arrow News", though, that's the only thing that gives me pause

[–] marioms@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

You can read this one from CNN. I posted the SAN article only because of the headline.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 week ago

Thanks! I wasn't trying to be negative, I just hadn't heard of it before!

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