Students Sue Rice University Claiming They Didn’t Get the Experience They Paid For
“I feel like students should get their money’s worth”
Due to the pandemic, college students across the country didn’t get the experience they paid for.
KHOU News reports:
Lawsuit claims Rice University didn’t provide expected college experience due to pandemic restrictions
A federal lawsuit claims students attending Rice University are owed compensation because they did not get the college experience they paid for after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Houston last year.
The lawyers filed the lawsuit on Jan. 11 and are seeking class-action status and claim damages exceed $5 million.
Neither the lawyers nor the university wanted to discuss the lawsuit, which claims Rice University student Anna Seballos and her peers paid more than $24,000 in tuition and fees for the Spring 2020 semester.
The lawyers said on March 9, life on campus changed because of the pandemic. They said the university transitioned to online-instruction only and closed facilities and canceled student services.
Lawyers said this continued for the duration of the semester and because students paid up-front for things they were promised, but never received, it’s a breach of contract.
Students on campus on Tuesday saw both sides of the argument.
“I feel like students should get their money’s worth,” one student told KHOU. “And if they’re not being allowed to use the facilities because of safety concerns, which is perfectly valid, yeah, reimburse them.”
Another student said charging full price is necessary.
“Even if you think your quality of education is lower, the professors are still doing the best they can, and the university can’t pay them if you don’t pay tuition,” the student said.
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When a college grad can’t get a job because applicant can’t spell, construct a sentence, or reason, the college should be sued. Long overdue.
Hookers don’t give refunds either.
“‘Even if you think your quality of education is lower, the professors are still doing the best they can, and the university can’t pay them if you don’t pay tuition,’ the student said.”
Stupid student. Rice has a $6.48 billion endowment.
And they were responsible for graduating that Texas whizbang professor who recently described the Alamo as a minor battle and mostly a tribute to whiteness.
Worse: Indoctrinated student. Please note the firm belief that effort should be sufficient for reward. Not achievement, just effort. And Rice is counted as one of the “super selectives”; aside from the necessary affirmative action admits, most of the students are very, very bright.