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College pays R$3,000 to student after canceling enrollment. Understand the details and know your rights!
Recently, the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo (TJ-SP) ruled in favor of a university student who had to cancel his enrollment due to a sudden increase in the course fee. The college will pay R$1,400 to the student as compensation.
At the end of the first semester, the young man who was studying Psychology faced a significant increase in his monthly tuition. Previously, he paid approximately R$430. However, the institution made an adjustment, raising the cost to R$755 per month.
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Position of the institution that paid the student
During the process, the college argued that it had granted a discount in the first semester and that the financial balance would come in the following months. In turn, the student counter-argued saying that the college omitted this information at the time of enrollment.
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After evaluating the details, the court found no evidence to support the college’s position. The lower court overturned the additional charge proposed by the institution.
The plaintiff subsequently requested that the college compensate the student for moral damages, noting that the sudden change in his academic routine significantly harmed his progress.
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In this context, Judge Milton Carvalho, in charge of analyzing the case, cited similar cases in which the TJ-SP confirmed the right to compensation for moral damages in similar circumstances in the education sector. Based on this, the judge determined that the college should compensate the student in R$1,040,000.
The court's ruling requiring the college to compensate the student highlights the need for clarity in educational institutions' actions and emphasizes the importance of respecting students' rights and expectations in these situations.
In this context, the Court protected the student impacted by the unexpected increase, reinforcing the essence of defending consumer rights in the educational field.
