Aleysha Ortiz is suing the Hartford Board of Education in Connecticut, saying the school system left her severe learning disabilities largely untreated. She graduated from Hartford Public High School but is unable to read or write. NBC News' Yasmin Vossoughian spoke with Aleysha about the suit and what she experienced in school.

The university's minidome, which has seen decades of Jaguar victories and graduations, instead hosted the Southern community in a time of sorrow.

The death of a 20-year-old Southern University student in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is being investigated by local law enforcement as a possible act of fraternity hazing, school authorities confirmed to The Associated Press on Wednesday.