Illiterate Graduate Sues School Board, Highlights National Problem

A Connecticut student who can’t read or write earned a diploma, while Oregon has suspended literacy graduation requirements through 2028.

Illustration by The Epoch Times, Freepik

A few weeks before high school graduation, Aleysha Ortiz had some stern 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.”