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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We transferred to a different private in the summer and honored our obligation to pay the full tuition to the school we had previously been enrolled at and had committed to for that school year.  It never occurred to us not to pay. Also, the new school would not actually enroll our son until they had the information from the other school that we had honored our commitment.[/quote]
Wait.. Please give more details. The DOJ is actively investigating these types of incidents at independent Schools. I would encourage you to contact the antitrust division if this is true. [/quote]

This is not the issue that DOJ is investigating. No school wants to take on a family who willingly walks away from contractual financial obligations. Independent schools are private institutions and free to choose who they want to enter into financial relationships with. If they hear from another school that a family is willfully in breach of the tuition contract, that is a red flag and reason to reconsider their relationship with that family. [/quote]

The new school would only “hear from” the other school if they’re working together as competitors. [/quote]

Not true. Schools always ask for references regarding student applicants. Those references include questions about family involvement and overall relationship with the school. [/quote]

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