When coronavirus became a global pandemic at the beginning of this year, countries were forced to send the population into lockdown, cancelling all social gatherings including schools which would escalate the spread of the deadly virus.
Although in Uganda schools and universities were told not to conduct compulsory online classes, tests and exams, some universities around the world arranged for their students to have online classes from home.
This was intended to keep students progressing with their studies off-campus amidst the pandemic, but some students feel they are not getting their money’s worth while having online classes, so they have decided to ask for refunds.
According to news website AP, some students in the United States have filed suits against 25 universities demanding partial tuition and campus fees refunds because they are simply not getting the same quality of education through online classes as compared to what they were getting while attending on-campus classes.
“The suits say students should pay lower rates for the portion of the term that was offered online, arguing that the quality of instruction is far below the classroom experience,” AP reports.
Universities are obviously not at par with the whole idea of refunding tuition fees, arguing that students are learning from the same professors who teach on campus, offering quality education, and they are still earning credits toward their degrees.