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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck OP.  I know that at least our old school was rather mercenary about tuition refunds.  At our school they fired the school's reverend and insisted that they pay the tuition for their kids, even though they no longer had the means to send them to the school. [/quote]

Wow-- that's ruthless!  My kids are in a parochial school and we don't even have a contract.  We do put down a nonrefundable deposit but it's not excessive for most people in this area. We would not be liable for tuition if we backed out the day before school starts.  Actually, our former neighbors who were also at the school moved midyear for job reasons and were not even responsible for the second half of the year tuition for their three kids.

I understand why independent schools have to protect themselves financially from dropping enrollment after budgets are done, but I've always felt if the spot can be filled, then they should offer an "out" from tuition.  It sounds like your contract, although short, does spell out your commitment to paying tuition.  Because you signed it they probably have you on the hook, but perhaps if you go to them personally they will make an exception given the circumstances.[/quote]

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