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.
Sue a school? You must be from the US.
Yeah, her legal counsel is doing so on her behalf. It isn’t like she is actually drafting the complaint herself.
That is presuming the idea of holding one’s own government accountable via the government’s mechanisms isn’t the shocking thing for you. The people of Connecticut have a constitutional right to a free public education. When that right is violated they have standing to file a civil lawsuit to be heard by a judge and jury.