Students Sue Colleges Over COVID-19 Cutbacks

The transcript discusses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on education, focusing on a lawsuit by a student seeking a partial tuition refund due to the shift from in-person to online classes. The student argues that online classes do not replicate the value of in-person instruction. The transcript also covers the challenges of obtaining tuition refunds, legal precedents regarding education fees, and responses from institutions like Purdue, which have offered partial refunds for room and board but not tuition.

What is the main reason the student is suing his school?

What does the class action lawsuit point to regarding online classes?

What are some of the financial implications for colleges regarding tuition refunds?

What precedent was set by the Supreme Court case in 2000 regarding university fees?

How did Purdue University respond to the lawsuit?