Edmonton nursing students sue private college

Some Edmonton nursing students aretaking theirschool to court to get their tuition fees back.

The studentssay instructors in the Licensed Practical Nursing program at CDI College often arrived with no lesson plans or textbooks leaving students towatch movies, learn the human anatomy from colouring books and playing games.

"In the lab we would do wheelchair racing," said Ennet Sekeramayi who dropped out in February. "We went to school fortwo weeks and we're watching Netflix, just videos."

Sekeramayi said she hasnothing to show for her time at the private college on Saddleback Road in south Edmonton, except a bill of $30,000.

"I could have made money," she said"Now I'm so behind in billsand I didn't even get the education that I went there for in the beginning."

"It's very depressing.It just breaks my heart.Every day I have to fight with myself to move on."

None of the allegations in the lawsuit have been proven in court.

In December 2012, the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA)suspended the permits of a number ofCDI graduates.

An investigation concludedthe program did not meeteducation standards for basic practical nursing education and the CLPNAwithdrew approval for new enrolment in the program.

The CLPNA, which regulates the 10,000 LPNs in the province,intends to terminate approval for theprogram altogetheron April 30, 2014.

Until then, the CLPNA said improvements to the program have been madeand it willvisit the school periodically to make sure it continues to meet eduational standards.

CDI would not comment on the lawsuit.