A few weeks before high school graduation, Aleysha Ortiz had some terse words for Hartford Board of Education members at their meeting in Hartford, Connecticut.on May 7, 2024.
“I felt like they didn’t care about my future,” she said, referring to her school. “I truly believe that you do not value me as a student and as a human being and that you do not care about my education.”
Ortiz was still awarded a diploma by Hartford High School and accepted at the University of Connecticut-Hartford despite never learning to read or write, according to a lawsuit she filed against the Hartford Board of Education in December 2024….