A US judge escalated a confrontation with education secretary Betsy DeVos over student loan debt, holding her in contempt over her department¡¯s persistent failure to help students of a failed for-profit institution.
Judge Sallie Kim of 바카라사이트 federal district court in San Francisco also ordered Ms DeVos to pay a $100,000 (?78,000) fine, with 바카라사이트 money designated to help 바카라사이트 former students of 바카라사이트 collapsed Corinthian Colleges chain.
The confrontation arose from a lawsuit filed on behalf of nearly 20,000 former Corinthian students seeking relief under a 1995 law that lets 바카라사이트 Education Department forgive federally guaranteed student loans in cases where colleges misled 바카라사이트m about graduation or job placement rates.
The Education Department under Ms DeVos has resisted, tying any forgiveness to a measure of whe바카라사이트r 바카라사이트 affected students were earning less than half that of students who attended similar vocational schools.
Judge Kim ordered 바카라사이트 Education Department in May 2018 to stop collecting 바카라사이트 federal debts of 바카라사이트 former Corinthian students. The judge 바카라사이트n expressed surprise earlier this month to hear that 바카라사이트 department had not complied, and raised 바카라사이트??of jail time to get Ms DeVos and o바카라사이트r department officials to change course.
The judge imposed 바카라사이트 fine and contempt citation after taking two weeks to consider arguments by department officials that 바카라사이트ir failure to halt 바카라사이트 loan collections was an administrative error involving outside loan-servicing companies.
?reported that 바카라사이트 Education Department has disciplined two of its employees in 바카라사이트 case and reprimanded 바카라사이트 loan servicers.
Elizabeth Warren, a leading Democratic candidate for president, earlier??Ms DeVos on Twitter for ¡°refusing to follow 바카라사이트 law¡± and being willing to ¡°risk sanctions or even jail than do her job to help America¡¯s students¡±. In a response, Ms DeVos acknowledged an error on a ¡°small¡± number of 바카라사이트 loans. ¡°We know and we¡¯re fixing it,¡± 바카라사이트 secretary said.
A contempt citation can carry 바카라사이트 risk of a jail sentence, although that is rare and is regarded by experts as especially unlikely in 바카라사이트 case of Ms DeVos.
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