School students fighting for $66k refund after Africa trip cancelled

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The Year 10 students spent the summer fundraising and working to pay for the trip. 9News

"For that company to retain $66,000 for a trip that never happened, it doesn't sit well with any of us," Kristy Norton, mother of Lucy Norton said.

Principal of Newhaven College Gea Lovell said she was disappointed by the lack of transparency with the company, especially after having a partnership for more than 15 years."The parents are rightly exhausting all avenues to secure a refund of their deposits, as their children have worked extremely hard to raise these funds," she said.

"For students that can't participate next year, the full value of their credit can be transferred to any other student at the school, to be applied to the deferred trip next year or any other World Challenge trip that runs up to September 30, 2022.

 

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