Parents seek refunds from international school over delay in new campus construction

Some parents of students of an international school are demanding refunds for a $6,000 building fee, as the school’s Punggol campus was not ready as expected.

“But when we asked the staff at the open house, they explicitly said not to worry and the new campus would be operational when school starts.” The campus was granted its temporary occupation permit only in February, said the spokesman, adding that this was shared with the parents. He said the school initially promised a fully functional campus, and that the opening was postponed multiple times, eventually opening in April after several delays.

The e-mail, which was seen by ST, said the school had offered summer school and extracurricular activities as a form of compensation for the building fee. In response, parents said they were “not convinced nor interested”, and “do not believe these offerings justify the fees charged”.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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