Political Quotes

“Jennifer Kerr was a single mom who wanted to improve her family's future. In 2009, she signed up at Vatterott College. She thought that was the best way to improve her skills and training and do a better job for her family. She went to the local campus. She told the admissions representative that she wanted to study to become a nurse. The admissions official told her that although the school did not offer a nursing degree, it did offer a medical assistant's degree that would allow her to earn $15 to $17 an hour and put her on a fast track to becoming a nurse. After securing more than $27,000 in loans and being in the program for more than a year, Jennifer Kerr learned she wasn't even enrolled in the medical assistant's program--she was in the preliminary medical office assistant's program. If she wanted to continue and pursue the medical assistant's degree, she would need another 30 weeks of study and another $10,000 to be paid in tuition. In a gutsy move, Jennifer Kerr sued Vatterott Education Centers for misleading her, even though there was a clause in her contract with the school that said if she ever sued the school and lost, she would be responsible for Vatterott's legal costs. A jury in Missouri decided the school did deceive Jennifer Kerr and ordered the company to pay back the $27,000 she borrowed for tuition and fees. The jury then ordered the company to pay Kerr an additional $13 million in punitive damages.…”