SF Judge denies CSU student request to block fees

From City News Service:

A judge has denied a request by a group of California State University students seeking to block a 20-percent student fee hike while their case winds through court.

At a hearing Monday, Judge Peter Busch ruled against a preliminary
injunction on the fee increase for the 23-campus system. He also
previously denied a temporary restraining order that would have
frozen the undergraduate fees.

Students are paying $4,827 for this school year.

The Board of Trustees approved the 20 percent increase in July after
approving a 10 percent increase in May to help offset a steep drop in
state funding.

The students argue the second fee hike amounts to a breach of
contract because the university had told students they could enroll
at the lower fee level.

CSU argues it gave students enough notice that fees were subject to
change.