Angelo State University student sues Texas Tech University System over COVID-19 response
An Angelo State University student filed a class action lawsuit against the Texas Tech University System to reclaim portions of tuition and fees paid by students in the 2020 Spring semester that was disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lawsuit was filed on July 20 on behalf of students of the Texas Tech University System who enrolled in the Spring 2020 semester and seeks more than $1 million in damages.
In her lawsuit, Peggy Bryan says school officials failed to provide the university experience promised to her and other students when they drastically changed the school's operation to curb the spread of the virus, which has so far killed more than 600,000 people in the United States.
"In short, as to tuition, Plaintiff and the members of the Class have paid tuition for a first-rate education and educational experience, with all the appurtenant benefits offered by a first-rate university, and were provided a materially different product, which constitutes a breach of the contracts entered into by Plaintiff and the Class with the Universities," the lawsuit states.
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