Students from the University of California and California State University systems are suing for refunds of fees for use of gyms, health and student centers that were closed for in-person services because of the coronavirus.
The total can be worth millions of dollars.
The lawsuits were filed in Los Angeles and Oakland federal courts on Monday on behalf of more than 700,000 students who paid fees for the spring 2020 academic term but lost the benefits and services that come from those fees because campuses ended in-person instruction in March due to the pandemic.
The fees covered by the lawsuit were paid by students for health facilities and services, instructional-related activities, student association dues and the use of student centers.
A spokesman for the CSU system said the campuses have been open and offering services to students even though courses were moved online and that they would âvigorously defend against the lawsuit.â
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