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

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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] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

POur cc had UC level courses so students are extra screwed for stem and paper writing at least 10% are guaranteed to not pass the class every semester doesn't mention how many are getting D and Cs. Math not so much, but people are graduating hs being ill prepared for algebra even. In a blue area, people are graduating with barely a arithmetic skill level of math, let alone algebra is too advanced for these people . I know people had made fun of people with algebra in college, but it's becoming a growing problem, also goes same for writing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

And if you try to backup, the CCs block you. I got sick of dealing with my local CC, so I tried applying to one a bit further away. The made me take a placement test and refused to let me take a class because I apparently tested out of it. I do not respect placement tests.

I recently tried the local CC again after being assured that I could retake any class at the 4-year that I took at the CC. This time, they required that I declare a major as a freshmen. I did my own research and know which classes I would need for various majors. I was going to select ones that were requirements for a broad selection of majors so I wouldn't feel like I was putting myself on a rail so early, but they weren't going to let me do anything without declaring something. It's such a stupid requirement when you can just switch later anyway, but it feels like it's designed to cause a sunk-cost fallacy. There's at least one much better school that refuses to let their incoming students declare a major until after their first semester because they want their students to try various things before deciding on a path.

They need to stop trying to be my life coach and just sell me the classes I want to buy.