She graduated from high school with honors but can’t read or write. Now she’s suing

Aleysha Ortiz is 19 years old and dreams of one day writing stories and maybe even a book. That may sound like a reasonable aspiration for a teenager recently out of high school, but for Aleysha it will be much harder.

Despite graduating last June from Hartford Public High School in Hartford, Connecticut, and earning a scholarship to college, Aleysha is illiterate. She says she cannot read or write.

Many high school seniors feel proud and excited in the days before graduation. But Aleysha tells CNN she felt scared.