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

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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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[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a teacher, admin will not listen.

“Hey this kid cannot read. Hey this kid smells like shit and has been wearing the same outfit for the past two weeks. Hey this kid is telling her classmates which gas stations will sell vape carts to minors.”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

As a teacher, do you pass students who cannot read? While your grievances are fair, OP makes some very valid points.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Yes, I did, because failing a student required me to set up a parent meeting and getting them to agree to a contract with a list of assignments that the student could turn in at any point up until the last day of the semester.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 3 weeks ago

I've read that in some states, it doesn't matter if they pass or fail. Or that failing isn't a thing that happens to students.

Either way, they don't get held back. Grade level is a stand in for age, nothing more, in some places.