{"id":394270,"date":"2022-01-15T02:12:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T23:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-collegiate-school-hikes-tuition-to-cover-covid-tests\/"},"modified":"2022-01-15T02:12:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T23:12:31","slug":"nyc-collegiate-school-hikes-tuition-to-cover-covid-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-collegiate-school-hikes-tuition-to-cover-covid-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC Collegiate School hikes tuition to cover COVID tests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#NYC Collegiate School hikes tuition to cover COVID tests<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"commerce-disclosure\">\n        Sign up for our special edition <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter to get a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic.<br \/>\n    <\/aside>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Faced with ballooning student and staffer COVID testing costs, at least one elite city private schools is passing the bill on to parents.<\/p>\n<p>Collegiate School in Manhattan \u2014 which counts David Duchovny and John F. Kennedy Jr. as former students \u2014 sent a note to parents this week informing them of a 4 percent hike in tuition and their responsibility for testing costs.<\/p>\n<p>City private schools have opted for stringent coronavirus safeguards, with most mandating vaccines and conducting regular screenings each week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou will see in the enrollment contract a new clause that requires families to cover the costs of COVID testing and other related mitigation steps,\u201d Collegiate trustees wrote in a note to parents. <\/p>\n<p>The board said that testing bills are piling up and they can no longer foot the bill from  the school\u2019s budget without compromising other areas of need. Collegiate announced this week that annual tuition for the 2022-2023 school year will rise to $60,400.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs you no doubt understand, the costs associated with the pandemic are significant, and they cannot come from the operational budget indefinitely without eventually impacting educational programming,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n<p>A Collegiate parent said that the school\u2019s affluent families can absorb the costs, but that steadily hiking tuition costs are beginning to raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"COVID test\" class=\"wp-image-20842392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-03.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Collegiate School told parents that COVID testing costs required them to raise tuition. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Tony Collegiate School\" class=\"wp-image-20842417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/01\/private-school-covid-test-02.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Other city private schools are expected to charge parents for COVID testing.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Miller<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe more restrictive the school environment, the more we are expected to pay,\u201d a Collegiate parent told The Post. \u201cIt\u2019s frustrating because it feels like there\u2019s no end to it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sources said other city private schools are going to charge parents for school testing or roll those expenses into already hefty tuitions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease know that the tuition is the only source of revenue that Collegiate can control,\u201d the trustees told parents. \u201cAnd it is our primary tool in meeting these and other increased costs.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Faced with ballooning student and staffer COVID testing costs, at least one elite city private schools is passing the bill on to parents. 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