This is going to happen at more schools, it’s just a matter of time.
The College Fix reports:
Universities hit with class-action lawsuits demanding tuition refundsStudents at two universities have filed lawsuits against their schools, demanding at least some of their tuition money back after campus officials switched to online learning following the outbreak of COVID-19.Adelaide Dixon, a student at the University of Miami in Florida, and Grainger Rickenbaker, a student at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, filed class-action lawsuits on behalf of their fellow students in federal court, seeking a refund of some of their tuition costs, CNBC reported Monday.Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing guidelines, colleges and universities have shifted to online learning, but have so far declined to issue even partial tuition refunds for students, even though many of them have given refunds for room and board expenses.Both schools told CNBC that they are aware of the complaints but had no comment beyond that.The focus of the suits is on the enormous differences between in-person schooling and online or virtual education, according to news reports.The lawsuits reportedly argue that the incurred institutional costs for online schooling is substantially less than in-person classroom instruction and that with university facilities closed due to the pandemic, the upkeep and staffing costs demanded of most colleges and universities has also substantially declined.
CLICK HERE FOR FULL VERSION OF THIS STORY