My child used to attend a dance class every week. The dance teacher cancelled a number of the classes before announcing that she no longer intended to run them at all. She promised to refund anyone who was owed money for any classes that they had paid for in advance. I have not been refunded, despite sending a number of polite requests and reminders by email.
Would the dance teacher's action - accepting payment for a service which she then did not supply and subsequently failing to return the money paid - be regarded as theft or as fraud?
I have now learned that a number of other parents are in the same situation.
Should we pursue the matter as a group or individually? And would this be a matter for the small claims court?
The individual sums of money are very small, but when you multiply it by the six or seven people that I am aware of it becomes much less significant.
Thanks.