Legal Question in Consumer Law in Massachusetts

Do I have a case?

I am a teacher who just completed a masters degree in special ed. When the college sent out my transcript to the dept. of education, they made an error on the transcript. Therefore, the dept. for education rejected my application for special ed. licensure, because the transcript was incorrect. I talked to the college 5 weeks ago and they were supposed to correct the error and send a new transcript out free of charge. They did not do this. I had not received any correspondence from the dept. of education, so I called the college this afternoon to confirm that a second, correct transcript had in fact been sent out. They had not sent it out, but promised to do so first thing tomorrow. I should have had my new teaching license on February 27 when I received my rejection letter from the dept. of education. Now it is getting into the second week in April, it takes several weeks for these things to be processed, and due to MCAS testing, spring is a very busy time for the DOE. I may not be able to secure a teaching position for next year if I do not receive the licensure for the end of may. I will lose out on many job opportunities due to lack of licensure. Can i be compensated for this? I have paid much $$ for my degree...


Asked on 4/03/09, 8:40 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys
Warren Wood Law Offices of Warren Wood

Re: Do I have a case?

You may indeed have a case. You may wish to obtain legal assistance to add impetus to your request for correction. Please feel free to contact this office for a free consultation.

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Answered on 4/03/09, 8:46 pm
henry lebensbaum Law Offices of Henry Lebensbaum (978-749-3606)

Re: Do I have a case?

get an attorney.

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Answered on 4/04/09, 8:31 am
J. Whitfield Larrabee J. Whitfield Larrabee

Re: Do I have a case?

Your situation raises a number of interesting issues. In order to have a good case, you would need to have suffered some losses. If the college corrects the problem and you find a job and this turns out to be a major annoyance but not something that has resulted in substantial losses to you, it may not be worthwhile to pursue. If your worse case scenario results, and you are lose significant wages due to the college's actions, you may have a case against the college for negligent misrepresention or possibly other violations, including violations of the consumer protection act, ch. 93A.

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Answered on 4/04/09, 11:12 am


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