For-Profit Law School Wants To 'Protect' Students Now That They Can't Get Loans

Better late than never?

student loan debt forgiveness[Yesterday,] the Charlotte School of Law received an unexpected letter from the Department of Education informing us that our Title IV eligibility for federal student loans would be ending on December 31, 2016. We had no warning of this change in the eligibility status of the School and no opportunity to communicate with the DOE prior to its letter or the public announcement.

The DOE letter is primarily based on the American Bar Association decision of November 14, 2016 to place the Charlotte School of Law on probation, but ignores the fact that the School remains ABA accredited while it is on probation and working to take steps to address the issues in the probation action.

The Charlotte School of Law is working intensively to respond to the DOE and, most importantly, protect our students.

— A statement released by the Charlotte School of Law in the wake of its receipt of a letter from the Department of Education which revoked the school’s ability to secure federal educational loans for its students. Much like what he said after the ABA decided to place Charlotte Law on probation for being out of compliance with its accreditation standards, Dean Jay Conison did not expect this to happen.

(Flip to the next page to see the full letter Charlotte Law received from the Department of Education denying its eligibility to receive federal student loans.)


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