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Why Does New York State Sue Its College Students?

Sep 04, 2021 View Original Article
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    -98% Very Liberal

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    46% Medium Conservative

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52% : At the same time, student loans and grants have covered less of the cost of attending.
52% : For example, in the year leading up to the pandemic, the total amount of student debt was $242.7 million.
46% : Asked about the law that allows SUNY colleges to refer student debtors to her office, she responded that the attorney general has "a legal obligation to collect student debt."
45% : But medical debt and student debt are exempt from the law, despite objections by student advocates.
43% : "There's no due process if they're suing you in Albany," said Johnson Tyler, a Brooklyn Legal Services lawyer who says he gets at least one call a week from someone who wants to finish a degree but can't because of student debt.
38% : "It's ridiculous that students are being sued in Albany," said Mr. Epstein, who also questions the practice of lawsuits as a means of collecting student debt.

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