SYDNEY – A 15-year-old Australian boy is suing the government after allegedly being left illiterate and innumerate despite being taught at a state-run school, officials confirmed Tuesday.
The Victoria state education department said it was defending the claim made by a Year 10 boy from Melbourne, who cannot be named for legal reasons, after details of the case were reported by the ABC, Australia’s public broadcaster.
Lawyers for the student reportedly told the Federal Court that their client’s future was “questionable” and “seriously disadvantaged” after he “missed out on the requirements of an education” at his school in Melbourne.
