Students who sued the University of Delaware over its abrupt, complete shift to online classes during the COVID-19 pandemic have scored another win, with a judge agreeing that their lawsuit can move forward as a class action.
The school, which has about 17,000 students, in the spring of 2020 stopped all in-person classes and soon shut down its campus.
But administrators did not provide refunds for student fees of tuition, triggering the suit.
Students said that the school promised in-person classes and services in exchange for tuition and that they were entitled to some of their money back, particularly because the university allegedly made money off the move to virtual learning….