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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.Thanks everyone. We just got our debt collection notice.  For what it’s worth, we paid the full tuition for the last 30 days for which we did not attend. They  had offered a discount when they were closed which we paid, but they made up this rule (in an email, no contract) that if you chose to leave, that discount didn’t apply to you for your final month. They then charged us the full tuition for the time they were closed minus the discounted tuition that we paid.  essentially charged us retroactively for the remainder of the amount that they offered a discount bc they were not offering services.

We’re not in DC.

I contacted our lawyer that says we’re right, but not worth the effort to go after them. I want to ream them in social media, but he mentioned paying it to make sure we don’t ruin our credit score and then possibly going after them in a lawsuit, so to be cautious about defamation. Any thoughts from anyone?
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If there is no discount mentioned in the contract regarding disenrollment, you don’t have a case.  For example, if they advised in the contract that when you disenroll, you pay the last month in full,they are not entitled to give you a discount they may offer because of COVID-19.  The enrollment contract takes precedent over an email, but it sounds like you know that but just don’t want to pay.  Preschools offered discounts to parents as they understood families were not getting the normal care and to entice them to stay.  It was not to get you to leave.  Why would you discount the tuition of a disenrolling family? Trust me, your lawyer was right about two things.  You shouldn’t go after them in court or on social media.  They are not doing anything to you personally and probably took good care of your kids prior to COVID. If you signed the enrollment agreement and the disenrollment section states that you pay the last month in full, then shame on you for wanting something different and signing. Don’t blame the school because it doesn’t serve your interests now.[/quote]

But if the enrollment contract doesn't specify what happens during extended shutdowns then the provider is in breach of the contract. This is particularly true if the OP is in an area where the daycare could have continued operating.[/quote]

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