Parent being harrassed - any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

A mom took out a student loan to pay for her child's tuition in a WWASP program. She learned of abuse in these programs and pulled her child out.

They, American Education Services, are harrassing her to pay up the thousands of dollars she "agreed" to pay. She agreed to pay when she thought she was sending her daughter to a quality program that would help her, not what she ended up with.

Anyone else have a similar experience? Any suggestions for this mom? She doesn't feel she shoud have to pay this.

[Anonymous]

Unless the lender is owned/controlled or otherwise "tied" to the school/program and misrepresentations, she has to pay.  If you went to the bnak for a car loan, and bought a car from someone else that turned out to be a clunker, it would be the same thing.  The lender wouldn't have had anything to do with the seller.

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On 2006-03-27 22:19:00, Anonymous wrote:

"A mom took out a student loan to pay for her child's tuition in a WWASP program. She learned of abuse in these programs and pulled her child out.



They, American Education Services, are harrassing her to pay up the thousands of dollars she "agreed" to pay. She agreed to pay when she thought she was sending her daughter to a quality program that would help her, not what she ended up with.



Anyone else have a similar experience? Any suggestions for this mom? She doesn't feel she shoud have to pay this."

Pay the loan and sue the "school" for a tuition refund.

It seriously makes me wonder how some of these people function when they're making these arrangements.  I mean, who in their right mind would agree to pay tuition "up front" with a "no refund policy"?  This should be a huge RED FLAG...

[Anonymous]

Have the daughter examined by a forensic psychiatrist after you see an attorney. Visit the ISAC webpage. In the documents section read all of the ISAC reports on WWASP schools. Give them to your attorney.  Also there is a copy of of a class action filed by Henry Buskin an attorney in Los Angelos on behalf of WWASP parents and children. That might give your an attorney some ideas. I am not an attorney but I think that if you want to recover a good part of your tuition you are going to have to give them more exposure than the tuition bill. Such as fraud, fraudulent inducement, false advertising, negligent child care, intentional infiction of emotional distress, false imprisonment, education fraud, alienation of affection. You get the drift.

I am emphathetic, but I have to ask, did she visit the school or just sign the kid up on the basis of an internet site and a motivational speech from Sargent Joe the deal closer? Even if they cleaned the place up before she came, khacki uniforms, shaved heads, vacant eyed excessively kowtowing puppies should have told her something. How do you send your child hundreds of miles away with less "due diligence" than you would use for a toaster?

[Anonymous]

She signed a contract, agreed to pay, and sent her child.  Her child was fed, housed, supervised, and had therapy sessions.  WWASP didn't ask her to pull her kid early and will contend that they will still agree to provide the stated services through the duration of the contract.  Too bad mom didn't see the light sooner.  I agree it was all a huge waste of money, but any court will require the mom to pay up.  If I sign up for a vacation and can't make it, get sick, or decide to leave early, I still have to pay.  It's the same with car loans, home loans, unreturnable purchases, etc.  At least she can rest assured that she is one of the very few parents who saved her kids from continued WWASP abuse, and that is priceless.

[Anonymous]

The program is a fraud.The "contract " is entered into under fraudulent conditions. The parent signed the contract while relying on the marketing experts expertise in suggesting the proper  care for her child. The law would find the contract null and void under basic business law fraud guidelines.

[Anonymous]

Let the loan provider know the "school" is not really a school. Check the accredidation. Contact New York's attorney genral office to substaniate the lack of accredidation of the program's academics.Let the IRS know too while you are at it.  School loans are being given improperly, fraudulently.

[Anonymous]

Therapy sessions? Are you kidding!?