A lawsuit claiming Virginia Western Community College defrauded nursing students is going to trial.
The Roanoke Times reports that the first trial in the case is scheduled to begin today in Roanoke County Circuit Court.
Fifty-nine current and former students sued the school and the state in December 2007. The lawsuit claims the school failed to tell the students that its nursing program had lost its national accreditation in 2006.
The lawsuit seeks about $23 million in damages. It contends that some employers wouldn't hire the students and some advanced degree programs wouldn't admit them because of the loss of accreditation.
The state denies the charges.
The first trial involves 16 students. The remaining plaintiffs have been divided into three other groups. Their trials are scheduled for 2012.
No comments:
Post a Comment