A mother in the US has filed a $500bn (£375bn) lawsuit against the individuals charged in the university admissions scandals, claiming that her son was unfairly denied placement.
Fifty individuals were arrested in the US in connection to a large-scale university admissions scheme to get students accepted into elite universities by helping them cheat on college entrance exams, including high-profile celebrities Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin.
In addition to Loughlin and Huffman, two SAT/ACT administrators, one exam proctor, nine coaches at top universities, one college administrator and 33 parents have been charged.
A separate class action lawsuit has been filed by current students against the universities named by US officials. These included Georgetown University, Stanford University, University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of San Diego, University of Southern California (USC), University of Texas, Wake Forest University and Yale.
The students allege that a “warped and rigged” admission system cost them money.
