| To: | Current and Former Students of John Robert Powers 390 Main Street, Worcester, MA |
| Date: | September 27, 2004 |
| Re: | School Closure |
On September 13, 2004 the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education was notified by Dennis Rooney, the owner of Bryan Dennis, Inc., d/b/a John Robert Powers, of the school's closure and of its intent to file for bankruptcy. The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is investigating the matter. We will post an updated bulletin by Friday, October 8th with further information, advising students of their options and information on students' records.
In the meantime, if you paid the school for coursework that you did not receive, please try the following options:
| If you have a student loan, | Contact your lender immediately (contact information should be on your loan documents) to inform them of the school's closure and that you wish to request a "non-interest bearing administrative forbearance" of your loan until such time as your claim with the school is settled. This means that the loan company will suspend accrual of any interest and any loan payments until your claim has been settled. Please note that you may have to periodically renew this request until your claim is settled. If the lender wants proof of the school's closure, please download this bulletin and send it to them. |
| If you paid by check, | If your check has not already been cashed by JRP, contact your bank to stop payment on the check. |
| If you paid by credit card, | Contact your credit card company immediately in writing. Please see the Federal Trade Commission's web-site at: https://www.ftc.gov/ for specific instructions and a sample letter for your convenience. It would be wise to also include with your letter a copy of your enrollment agreement, also known as a personal service contract, as evidence of the contract between you and the school; and, a copy of this bulletin as verification of the school's closure and subsequent breach of contract. |
| If you are attending school under M.G.L. 151A section 30 unemployment law and 430 CMR 9.0, | You should contact the Division of Unemployment Assistance at 617-626-5375 to notify them of this disruption in educational services. They will work with you to make the necessary adjustments to your claim. |
While the Department is investigating this closure, we greatly appreciate your help in keeping the volume of phone calls we receive to a minimum by checking these bulletins. We thank you for your patience in this matter.