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Independent school fees and Coronavirus

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Creamegg11 · 19/03/2020 08:18

Our prep school closed on Tuesday due to the Coronavirus situation and the school has given the children some work and also some online learning via an App to do at home.

A parent on WhatsApp mentioned whether parents will get some refund on school fees especially as we don’t know when the children will return. I suppose no one predicted this was going to happen and it’s not the school’s fault but it had me thinking.

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fedup21 · 19/03/2020 08:34

The school will probably go bust if you do this.

AnotherNewt · 19/03/2020 08:31

If your school is providing online/email,support for learning, then of course you still pay.

You might get a small reduction, for consumables which are not actually concerned (assuming the regular orders can be suspended), but most costs (the biggest one being staff) still need to be covered.

Think if it as the site being closed, not the school.

Or is there a complete absence of online or other work being sent?

anonymouse · 19/03/2020 08:30

Check the terms & conditions but you'd most likely have to still pay unless you enrolled into a fee refund scheme.

Blewbell · 19/03/2020 08:28

If you want there to still be a school to go back to then we all need to keep paying fees. They can't magic up wages without fees.

Zinnia · 19/03/2020 08:27

I am not a fan of private education as a rule, but if you want your kids' teachers to still be able to pay their rent/mortgages - and you're still being paid your full salary yourself - I would continue to pay your fees. The vast majority of any education setting's outgoings are staffing costs.

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