Aleysha Ortiz is a freshman at the University of Connecticut. She made the honor roll at Hartford Public High School. And according to a lawsuit Oritz has filed against Hartford Public Schools, she can’t read most one-syllable words.

“I should have had the help of a special education teacher, a paraprofessional, lessons designed to meet me where I was and challenged me, speech therapy, and occupational therapy,” Ortiz recently said in a letter composed for her to state legislatures. “I felt like no one cared about my future because I didn’t receive those supports.”