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Aleysha Ortiz, 19, is seeking a huge payday after filing a lawsuit against her school system for allegedly allowing her to graduate high school without knowing how to read or write.

Ortiz moved from Puerto Rico to Connecticut, becoming a Hartford Public Schools student in the first grade. She struggled with a speech impediment, dyslexia, ADHD, and, initially, a language barrier.

Ortiz sued the Hartford Board of Education, the City of Hartford, and two special education staff members at Hartford Public High School. The firm said the proposed settlement was $3 million.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB /Gray News) - A woman who claims she was allowed to graduate from high school without being able to read or write is seeking millions of dollars in a settlement. The law firm ...