A warning about St. Columba's Nursery School

[Anonymous]

I think the first issue is there is no waiting list. I don't know a daycare in this area that doesn't have one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, they are abiding by the contract as agreed to by all parties. OP is pissed off and attempting to smear the school on social media. Wonder where else she posted this “warning”? Wonder if the school has an action since they know who OP is.

Unless she's lying, she just explained what happened. How would this be slanderous ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they are abiding by the contract as agreed to by all parties. OP is pissed off and attempting to smear the school on social media. Wonder where else she posted this “warning”? Wonder if the school has an action since they know who OP is.

Unless she's lying, she just explained what happened. How would this be slanderous ?

Because this is the normal contract in this area. She's angry (and being unreasonable) and trying to bad mouth the school. Anything in the posted OP line is googleable by any future parent looking at the school. That new parent may not know this is standard contract language and turn away from this school option because of what was written here = potential lost income to the school.

It would be Libel, not slander. Slander is said; libel is written.

OP may not know that the school's lawyers can get her AP info through the moderator and sue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, they are abiding by the contract as agreed to by all parties. OP is pissed off and attempting to smear the school on social media. Wonder where else she posted this “warning”? Wonder if the school has an action since they know who OP is.

Unless she's lying, she just explained what happened. How would this be slanderous ?

Well I still don't see how anything she wrote is harmful. It's true. The OP doesn't like it and she's saying that.

Actually it does tell me a lot if a school filled a spot and still kept 100% of the tuition. It tells me where their values and morals are. Even if not contractually obligated to return anything.

And if a school sued for this it would tell me even more.


Because this is the normal contract in this area. She's angry (and being unreasonable) and trying to bad mouth the school. Anything in the posted OP line is googleable by any future parent looking at the school. That new parent may not know this is standard contract language and turn away from this school option because of what was written here = potential lost income to the school.

It would be Libel, not slander. Slander is said; libel is written.

OP may not know that the school's lawyers can get her AP info through the moderator and sue.

[Anonymous]

We are dealing with a very similar situation with St Columba's Nursery School right now (and again they are actively seeking to fill open spots and have cleared their waitlist).

[Anonymous]

Did you read and sign a contract?

[Anonymous]

Would think that they read the contract

[Anonymous]

OP, why don’t you ask if the tuition you paid could be converted into a donation. I’m aware of this happening in the past at a different school. That way you could get a tax break.

[Anonymous]

We had a terrible time at St Columba's. The director is cold and so many of the teachers have left for other schools.