Students across the U.S. have been instructed to leave their college campuses as the coronavirus pandemic dismantled the life they once knew. Now, some of those students are suing their schools for a refund
despite the fact that students had to take their classes online for the remainder of the spring semester too, according to CNN.
“Liberty University is, in a very real sense, profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic — keeping its campus and campus services ‘open’ as a pretext to retain Plaintiff’s and the other Class members’ room, board, and campus fees, despite no longer having to incur the full cost of providing those services, all the while putting students’ finances and health at risk,” the lawsuit alleged, according to POLITICO.
In response, a spokesman for Liberty University issued a statement saying that it was not them, but the students and their attorneys who were attempting to “profit from a public health crisis,” CNN reported. “Each of Liberty's changes in operations and modes of delivery has been required by governmental officials, a fact the complaint omits,” the statement said, according to CNN. “That fact legally excuses Liberty's adjustments and leaves the plaintiffs without a legal case.”
While it’s unclear how any judges will respond to these suits, many schools might be waiting for money from Congress provided in the CARES Act, Forbes reported. Among other benefits, the $2 trillion stimulus bill will provide $6 billion to colleges and universities, some of which can be used for whatever the school sees fit. But those funds are imperfect at best, and
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