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.
I hope she wins.
I was pigeonholed holed into the remedial track and stonewalled whenever I tried to get out of it. They graduated me without the basic state requirements.
I recently called them just asking for a piece of paper saying that I did not fulfill the requirements and did not properly graduate. They refused me and insisted that I was fine. I did get them to admit that I tested Advance Proficient for science even though I was placed in remedial science.
I just want this piece of (legal)paper so I have one less brainworm while I fix my education for real.
they just wanted you “good grades” on paper, when in reality you were failing courses, they only need you for the funding.
You’re better off. Just getting a GED
I have one. It’s exactly the same as a HS diploma. Just a path to community college.
Honestly, I wish I’d just dropped at 16 and gotten my associates. I could’ve gotten into a city where there are jobs and education opportunities by the time I was 20 and have been positioned a lot better.
I wouldn’t actually recommend anyone reading this to drop out, but hindsight is 20/20 and I think it would’ve worked for me.