Blade Craft Barber Academy had been active since 2015 but shut its doors suddenly on Monday, telling students they could continue their studies free at a partner businessDays after a Dallas barber school shut its doors suddenly and told students they would be accepted at another school without paying any extra cost, that other barber academy tells NBC 5 they never reached any such agreement.
Students provided NBC 5 with an email they received from Benitez telling them that the school was shutting down. “He told us he hadn’t made any agreements with her, he wasn’t willing to take in any students for free,” said McMahan. He received a text message response from Benitez, saying “The company is dissolving so there will not be refunds or returns that we can access.”
Based on the refund policy, Blade Craft Barber Academy would owe at least $177,600 in refunds to students who had paid tuition in full before the school closed.