Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and in her freshman year at the University of Connecticut. She graduated last year from a public high school in Hartford – even though she can’t read or write.

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Aleysha Ortiz sued her Connecticut school district for allegedly failing to address her learning disabilities. She was illiterate when she graduated, she said. December 19, 2024 ...

Aleysha Ortiz graduated from Hartford Public High School without being able to read or write. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Support trusted journalism in Connecticut.

Nineteen-year-old Aleysha Ortiz is claiming she cannot read or write, ... A Connecticut honors student is suing her school district, saying she is illiterate.

Aleysha Ortiz spoke publicly last week for first time since The Connecticut Mirror's September story. During the public comment portion of a Hartford Board of Education meeting, she said, "I wish ...

Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and in her freshman year at the University of Connecticut. She graduated last year from a public high school in Hartford – even though she can’t read or write.

Aleysha Ortiz claims she asked for educational resources and support for years, but that help never came. Instead, she said she graduated without being able to read or write.

Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and in her freshman year at the University of Connecticut. She graduated last year from a public high school in Hartford – even though she can’t read or write.

Aleysha Ortiz claims she asked for educational resources and support for years, ... Ortiz moved from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, becoming a Hartford Public Schools student in the first grade.

Connecticut teen Aleysha Ortiz is suing her former school district, alleging that she graduated high school without being able to read and write. ... Aleysha Ortiz, 19, ...