Nationwide — Aleysha Ortiz, a 19-year-old teen from Hartford, Connecticut, has filed a lawsuit towards Hartford Public Excessive College, claiming the varsity let her graduate with honors with out correctly addressing her studying difficulties. She says this left her unprepared for school.
“On the finish of the day, when you can’t learn and write, it’s very laborious to succeed,” Ortiz informed SAMAA TV. “That’s the truth for lots of people. And for me, the laborious half is that they took that chance [from] me.”
Ortiz was born in Puerto Rico and moved to the U.S. at age 5. She struggled with studying and writing all through faculty however says she didn’t obtain actual assist till one month earlier than commencement. At that time, checks confirmed she was functionally illiterate.
“I got here right here with paperwork saying that I’ve ADHD and a speech obstacle in addition to that I wanted skilled remedy,” she stated.
Regardless of this, the varsity allowed her to graduate with honors and even win a school scholarship. Ortiz says she relied on translation apps—text-to-speech and speech-to-text instruments—to get by assignments, purposes, and her school essay.
She enrolled on the College of Connecticut, however the coursework turned overwhelming. Ortiz stopped attending lessons in February and is now specializing in her psychological well being. She hopes to return to high school as soon as she’s prepared.
In her lawsuit, Ortiz accuses the Hartford faculty district of negligent infliction of emotional misery. She says the district failed to present her an actual training by ignoring her wants.
Ortiz needs the authorized case to push faculty officers to take duty and forestall others from dealing with the identical struggles.
