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 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.