Another student has filed a class action lawsuit against Syracuse University, seeking a tuition refund after the institution suspended in-person classes due to the coronavirus pandemic. 

The named plaintiff in the suit is Julian Minichelli, who paid tuition and mandatory fees for the spring semester at the university. 

"The online learning options being offered to the University's students are sub-par in practically every aspect as compared to what the educational experience afforded Plaintiff and the members of the Class once was," according to the complaint. 

Minichelli is seeking a proportional return of tuition and mandatory fees for the spring and summer semester this year, along with any future semesters where the university is closed and operates with online distance learning.

The lawsuit says that Minichelli and other students paid for an in-person and on-campus educational experience, but were given a "materially deficient and insufficient alternative" that broke the contract between the students and the university.

The action was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York on July 26. Minichelli is represented by John C. Cherundolo with the Cherundolo Law Firm.

A university official declined to comment on the litigation Friday.

The lawsuit says Minichelli, who has not received a pro-rated tuition refund, was provided a "nominal refund" of mandatory fees after the cancellation of events and the closure of university facilities. 

The mandatory fees, according to the litigation, include a student activity fee and a health and wellness fee, among others.

The case is one in a stream of tuition reimbursement lawsuits launched against colleges and universities across the nation, which sent students away from campus due to the pandemic.

This isn't the first similar lawsuit for Syracuse, too. Another student brought a class action lawsuit over tuition in May.

Columbia, New York and Pace universities have also faced similar lawsuits.

Meanwhile, while New York's infection rate remains low, Syracuse is planning to allow students back to campus.

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