'I'm not paying': private schools sue parents for not paying fees | HatAlexander
Private schools are suing parents for not paying their school fees and in some cases expelling students mid-term to staunch a mounting debt.
"But we get these almost litigious people on the other side, and they're in the minority, who just decide they're not going to pay," Dr Newcombe said. "Often they'll say, 'My child was badly treated,' or the results weren't what they expected. 'I'm not paying because she didn't get four Band 6s'." Trinity headmaster Tim Bowden said the school had learnt from the global crisis and council was intent on staying on top of its debts. Trinity, which charges nearly $35,000 for a year 12 student and a further $33,000 for boarders, offered a payment plan to parents who fell behind. If the debt continued to stack up, Mr Bowden asked parents to withdraw their sons from the school.
The drought had prompted schools to offer an unprecedented number of bursaries and hardship waivers to boarding students, he said.
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