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When a school counsels a family out, do they give the money back?
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Anonymous
| Or is the family responsible for the tuition? |
Anonymous
| Usually this is discussed for the following year, so they can apply other places. |
Anonymous
| Need more specifics: DC just started school year + they are counseling out effective ASAP? Or for next year? |
Anonymous
| No, if they counsel out in say September, but tuition was paid in full. |
Anonymous
| My experience is that each school has their policy detailed in their parent guideline/directory. They really have to... Either that or there is something mentioned in the enrollment contract that is signed. |
Anonymous
This is my experience too. FWIW, our policy outlines the very grave offenses for which a kid would be told to leave mid-year. They tend to include crimes, violence, chronic cheating and plain bad stuff. For the run-of-the-mill kid who cannot hack the academics, or perhaps is just acting out (if a young kid), I feel certain the school would "counsel out" during application season, so the parents have options, and would let the child stay for the academic year. They might demand tutoring, or that the parents hire an aide/shadow in the case of uncontrolled behavior issues, for the balance of the year. |
Anonymous
| The school will usually not return the money and will usually try to help the kid find a more suitable school. Or, they'll encourage them to go to a public school in their districts so they won't have to take any more entrance tests or miss cut-offs for application deadlines. |
Anonymous
| I agree with the pp's: schools "counsel out" kids for the following year. The expel kids mid-year, usually for really out-of-control behavior that endangers others, or for drug/alcohol/similar offences. In that case, most contracts are clear that they will not return the money. |