COVID-19 disrupted the lives of countless college students and families during the 2019-2020 school year who paid exorbitant amounts of money to attend school and to take classes on campus, as opposed to online. Many of them now want some of their money back. On June 23, 2020, Managing Attorney Jonathan Vogel was quoted in a Newsweek article that addressed whether colleges are legally required to refund tuition and fees. The legal issue is one of contract law, and it will be decided based on each state’s statutory law and common law developed through decisions in prior cases by appellate
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