I was just recently a carpentry student at E.C.T.C. and everything was goin fine until my instructor had to leave for throat surgery. and after that, things just just stared going down hill. They got this substitute in there that really isn’t a teacher and he isn't qualified to be teaching carpentry or teaching at all. He doesn’t even have one year of teaching or carpentry under his belt. His real job is working at Kroger’s. I started to fall way behind, so I just decided it would be best to withdrawal from the classes instead of getting a F or an I for Incomplete so I wouldn’t be put on academic probation but they told me that I couldn’t get any kind of refund. Do you think I should try to work something out, or just get a lawyer? I’m not a sue happy person at all and I’d like to keep this out of court but I feel like I was cheated and this seems to me like a case of theft by deception. Can anyone give me some legal advise?
2006-10-18 11:40:48 · 4 answers · asked by Freddie 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
YES! A lawyer in your area can.
2006-10-18 11:47:22 · answer #1 · answered by daydoom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like any business, schools have dates beyond which you cannot get a refund. What you're saying is that they claim you withdrew past that date. You don't need a lawyer to ask them to show you where that's written. There's a good chance it's on a registration form that you signed without really reading.
If you had pulled right when the instructor did, you MIGHT have had a shot based on them not finishing the agreement regardless of the refund dates, but they probably made you no promises of who would teach the class, and if you attended a few classes after the substitution, you basically accepted that.
2006-10-18 19:03:39 · answer #2 · answered by open4one 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Getting a lawyer would be a very expensive proposition and the burden of proof would be on you. All schools have a set date by which you must withdraw in order to get a refund. If that date is stated in their handbook and you withdrew after it, you would have a very hard time getting your money. Plus if you failed to turn in assignments, the school has a record of that to take to court. Even if your lawyer gets an out of court settlement, the cost to pay the lawyer will probably be far more than you would get in a settlement. You can always make an appointment with a lawyer for a consultation. But frankly, I don't think you have a leg to stand on.
2006-10-18 18:56:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a lawyer for what?? For getting lazy and not study??
An F means, you didn't show up for clases. Just for showing, without doing your homeword, they give you a D-.
Can't even write details!
2006-10-18 18:49:55 · answer #4 · answered by alfonso 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋