Submitted on Tuesday 5th May 2020
Rejected on Thursday 28th May 2020
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Reduce semester 1 university fees if unable to return to physical teaching
It has been heard in the news that semester 1 starting September 2020 for university students will likely have to be done through online teaching. However, students will still be charged the full tuition despite not being able to use all university facilities.
Students should not have to pay the same tuition fees for a reduced use of facilities. Students should have semester 1 fees reduced if online teaching is the only option in relation to COVID-19. Students already face high tuition rates with most paying £9250. Why should a student pay the same price they would pay to use all university facilities whenever they are being taught online thus depleting the use of facilities?
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Decisions about reducing tuition fees would be a matter for individual universities, and not the Government or House of Commons.
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