Kentucky Supreme Court hears arguments over whether or not UK broke contract with students

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) – The Kentucky Supreme Court docket heard oral arguments Thursday morning over whether or not the College of Kentucky breached its contract with college students after switching to digital courses throughout the spring of 2020.

The problems right here over the contract between the college and college students: refunds for tuition and charges and entry to college services.

The lawyer representing Peter Regard, and probably different college students as a category motion, says there’s a dramatic distinction between digital courses and in-person courses. He says even acknowledges that by charging completely different tuitions and charges for distance-learning college students.

In the meantime, UK’s authorized workforce claimed authorities immunity from the lawsuit and argued the contract between the college and college students is merely for ‘registration.’

In her questioning, Justice Michelle Keller in contrast the pandemic to a pure catastrophe and requested what the accountability can be if that have been the case right here.

Now we anticipate a choice.

The Kentucky Supreme Court docket sometimes releases its opinions on Thursdays, however it may very well be a number of weeks earlier than we have now a solution.

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