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No college tuition refunds for COVID-19 remote learning

Schools were immune to liability because they were acting through an emergency health act

Aired 01/04/2023

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No college tuition refunds for COVID-19 remote learning

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Schools were immune to liability because they were acting through an emergency health act

New Jersey college students hoping to get a refund for their pandemic-forced remote learning received a blow from the courts. A state appellate panel last week dismissed lawsuits brought by students from Kean University and Montclair State University. The judges ruled the schools were immune to any liability because they were acting through an emergency health act ordered by the governor.

Aired 01/04/2023

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