A federal judge on Friday ruled in favor of a group of University of Delaware students and their parents, allowing them to press claims that the university breached its contract and “unjustly enriched itself” by ending in-person classes and services in response to the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic last spring. The University of Delaware (UD), like many other schools in the United States, started its spring 2020 semester in person and switched to online instruction when the pandemic hit. The university offered a partial refund of services such as housing, dining, and parking, but refused to refund any of the students’ tuition or fees, including those for the gym, the student centers, and the health center that were closed. In two separate lawsuits, the plaintiffs argue that the university “breached contractual obligations” when it failed to provide a campus experience it had promised. They want partial refunds of …
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