Notifying private school of withdrawal 4 days after deadline

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than attending private school for 2 weeks and then withdrawing are there any other ways a child can withdraw and still be covered by insurance (ex: medical, etc)?

No.

Tuition insurance is a joke. It doesn’t make sense for anyone to do

[Anonymous]

Troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If OP decides to pay private while attending public. Can she change her mind and go back to the private 2 months later since she’s still technically paying for her spot?

No. Wtf would you do this to a private school?

Even if you could, how is your child going to catch up on classes after 2 months? Even the same subject is going to be taught slightly differently and at a different pace from one teacher/school to the next.

Of course if there’s bullying or an unavoidable move or some other dramatic and unavoidable change, people make things work, but why would you do this to your child if you don’t absolutely have to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Other than attending private school for 2 weeks and then withdrawing are there any other ways a child can withdraw and still be covered by insurance (ex: medical, etc)?

Yes, for example if your child is unable to attend school due to a serious medical illness. Not able to attend a different school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If OP decides to pay private while attending public. Can she change her mind and go back to the private 2 months later since she’s still technically paying for her spot?

OP would have to withdraw her DD to get the transcript released to the other school, so I doubt they would readmit in this case. (Unless you could get that option worked out ahead of time.)

[Anonymous]

I think your best bet is to contact the school, admit that this was 100% your screw up, but ask if they can consider even a partial refund if they are able to fill the spot from the wait list. The key here is to be clear that they don't owe you anything and you know you're asking for their kindness (while also pointing out that if they're able to fill the spot, they're not suffering any hardship from your withdrawal.)

[Anonymous]

One day you will laugh about all this OP, but not for a while haha.

[Anonymous]

It sounds the power balance in your family is off.

If you give your child full power to choose their school that's one thing. But there are deadlines for that sort of thing (in private and in public where where it school choice). You missed that. You say your kid is having a good experience, so why you'd blow that up is confusing. Going to bat for this indicates both you and your child have serious entitlement issues.

[Anonymous]

Does your child’s school really want to have a child who doesn’t want to be there for a full year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does your child’s school really want to have a child who doesn’t want to be there for a full year?

What’s your point?

Kid holds school hostage by “not liking them,” and gets $60k back?

Op is not from the DMV. So maybe this sort of thing flies where they live.

[Anonymous]

This happens all the time and there’s no way to school and spend the resources going after you

[Anonymous]

Consult a lawyer ASAP. Contracts are meant to be challenged and broken. And maybe the school will settle in the very least. This is your child you're talking about and what is best.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Consult a lawyer ASAP. Contracts are meant to be challenged and broken. And maybe the school will settle in the very least. This is your child you're talking about and what is best.

Wow. You sound like quite a piece of work. I hope your friends and family have learned how little they can trust you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Consult a lawyer ASAP. Contracts are meant to be challenged and broken. And maybe the school will settle in the very least. This is your child you're talking about and what is best.

These contracts have been upheld in the past. They are ironclad, but sure, if someone wants to waste money on a lawyer over and above the lost tuition, go for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This happens all the time and there’s no way to school and spend the resources going after you

This is definitely not the case. Schools take this seriously and will pursue it, the contractual language makes it an easy case for them to win.