Schools
AHA Parents Dismiss Lawsuits
Caran Smith and Audra Gillis had alleged that American Heritage Academy officials knew the school's lender was initiating foreclosure proceedings against 2126 Sixes Road and still took their prepaid tuition payments.
Two suits filed against have been dismissed.
In late May, Marietta attorney S. Lee Storesund told Patch that if the private school returned their prepaid tuition funds.
The clients, parents Caran Smith and Audra Gillis, alleged in complaints that school officials knew the and still took their prepaid tuition payments.
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Smith paid $10,202 for her son's 2011-12 tuition. Gillis forked over $7,908 to cover her daughter's expenses.
They handed over the money before , and .
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Shortly before the end of the school year, officials said parents could expect to get .
Smith and Gillis dismissed their suits "with prejudice" on June 28, according to court records. That means they cannot bring the same matter to the court again.
In a few weeks, a will open at and only go up to ninth grade.
Beyond , development director Parvis Nikkhoo has ignored numerous requests for interviews with Patch. So have other school officials and parents.
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Editor's note: At least one parent has come forward to say that she did not receive a refund as promised. Return to Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch Wednesday for her story.
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