A few days ago, an announcement signed online with the signature "Conscientious Webb English Employees" stated that all six campuses in Beijing have not paid employee salaries for a long time and are basically in a state of suspension of operations. The company will declare bankruptcy in the future.
On October 8, a reporter from Red Star News went to , a new Weber Training School (hereinafter referred to as Weber English Yinshi Campus), which has the same legal representative as Weber English Beijing Company, for a visit and investigation. It was found that the campus has been suspended and the principal has resigned. Dozens of parents and students came to ask for explanations (click the blue-word link below to view previous reports).
Chengdu Webo English has also collapsed? Yinshi Campus was suspended, the principal resigned, and many students came to protect their rights
On October 9, a reporter from Red Star News found that in fact, it was not only Yinshi Campus that suspended classes. According to student statistics, the three campuses of Webb English in Chengdu (Yinshi Campus, Suning Campus and Longhu Campus) have been closed, involving about 800 students, with a total tuition fee of more than 20 million yuan.
Previously, Webbo English has been exposed many times for problems such as "training loans" and difficulty in refunding fees. On October 9, several students from the Yinshi Campus in Chengdu also told reporters about their previous experience of being "routine loans" by Webbo English, and said that the current solution provided by Webbo English is not satisfactory. "Our first appeal must be to stop installment payments. The school is closed now. Why do I still pay every month?"
narration:
"At least 8 out of 10 students have paid installments"
student A:
course consultant said that he would not pay the tuition fee in one go
teacher would be more responsible and caring
In May 2019, Xiao A wanted to improve his English level. At his mother's suggestion, Xiao A went to Xinweibo Training School in Jinjiang District, Chengdu to register for study. When registering for
, the course consultant suggested that Xiao A use installment payment. The course consultant said that if the tuition fee is paid at once, the teacher will be more responsible and caring. Xiao A said that he did not agree at first, but the consultant repeatedly advised Xiao A, saying that there is no interest and that it is enough to repay the loan regularly every month. As long as it is not overdue, it will not have any impact on the future.
Xiao A said that in fact, the saying "the teacher will be more responsible" is very tempting to himself. Therefore, after discussing with my mother, Xiao A successfully borrowed more than 20,000 yuan on JD Baitiao with his identity information as a tuition fee for two years, under the guidance of the course consultant.
After Xiao A handed over the first money, the course consultant only wrote a receipt, saying that the repayment would be done on time in the future, and there were no documents such as formal loan contracts.
repayment information displayed by the students
student B:
course consultant asked me to give him my ID card
in a few minutes, he helped me complete the entire lending process
Xiao B told reporters that he originally signed up for the purpose of learning, so he quickly decided to pay the fee. At this time, the course consultant recommended to Xiao B to apply for installments. The course consultant told Xiao B that signing the contract was signed with the bank, and there was no interest, so Xiao B was more moved, "After all, paying a large amount of money at one time is also under great pressure."
Under the guidance of the course consultant, Xiao B completed the lending process through a WeChat official account within a few minutes. He recalled that the course consultant first told him a public account. After opening the official account, the course consultant asked Xiao B to give him his ID card and fill in the information. The whole process was basically done directly by the course consultant.
"It's a bit rash to think about it now." Xiao B said that in fact, many students, including himself, still don’t even know the Chinese name of the course consultant, and the daily contact information is only WeChat. After the accident in
, the course consultants of Webbo English began to delete students' WeChat in large quantities. At present, it is difficult for students to contact the course consultants who guided them to make loans in installments.
Student C:
Many students have paid installments
10, at least 8
0. Xiao C recalled that when registering, the course consultant told him to use JD.com to pay. Xiao C said that he was not very clear at the time, so he did it in a confused manner according to the course consultant's statement. The tuition fee is nearly 30,000 yuan, and it is divided into 18 periods.
As far as Xiao C knows, many students have paid in installments, at least 8 out of 10. "Under the guidance of the Webbo English course consultant, everyone applied for loans on JD Baitiao, Zhaolian, Youqianhua and other loan platforms."
At present, although I already know that the school is in trouble, I am worried that it will affect the credit report, so the students dare not not return it. Xiao C said that he and other classmates also called the loan platform customer service to explain the situation he encountered now, but was told that he had to come forward with Webo English and return the money to them (loan platform) so that the students could not continue to repay the loan.
But the problem that the students are facing now is that no one has come forward at all.
appeal:
students requested to stop installment payments
, but the school stated that the authority was in the hands of the headquarters
According to the students' spontaneous organization statistics, the three campuses of Webo English in Chengdu (Yinshi Campus, Suning Campus and Longhu Campus) have been suspended, involving about 800 students, a total of more than 20 million yuan in tuition fees.
How will Webo English solve this problem?
"For three different types of students, they have given three different solutions before. Among them, regular students can be transferred to online to continue their studies; students from the examination department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide public teaching support from another training school; young students will be connected to other brands of youth training institutions in Chengdu." A student named Chen from the Yinshi Campus of Weibo English, told reporters that although the school has given a plan, there is actually no substantial progress at present. "We do not accept it at all." Chen, a student from the Yinshi Campus of Weibo English, said that there are about 300-400 students in the Yinshi Campus of Weibo English, among which regular students account for the majority. "That plan is not used for our regular (students). The difference between online (course) and offline (students) is too big. Not only the price, but the course knowledge content is different. Online (students) are just to fool our regular students."
Yinshi Campus Teacher Registration Student Information
"If students cannot accept the above plan, they can also register first to apply for refund and refund classes." Previously, a teacher in charge of registration at the Weibo English Yinshi Campus once told the Red Star News reporter, "However, the tuition fees paid by the students have been received by the headquarters in a unified manner, and we also need to apply to the headquarters."
Chen also registered related, "As students, our The first appeal is to stop installment payments. The school is closed now, so why do we pay for money every month? "
"Request to stop installment payments" proposed by the students. The Yinshi Campus teacher told the media, "All tuition fees have been paid to the headquarters, and installments must be suspended. We do not have operational authority, but we are trying our best to connect to see if the installment can be transferred to the group's debt."
Latest progress:
has proposed three solutions
, but it has not yet been cashed in
. The students have paid the money. Now they can't take classes or refund the money. What should we do? On the 9th, a reporter from Red Star News contacted Chengdu Webbo English-related staff many times.
htmlOn the morning of the 9th, the reporter passed the student's request to a course consultant on Yinshi Campus WeChat, but the other party did not pass the reporter's friend verification. "Sorry, I can't help you. We still have a lot of student information and questions to register, and we also have our own life. (We don't know much about the specific situation (we) of the school's suspension."While contacting the course consultant, the reporter also contacted the former principal of Yinshi Campus through WeChat many times, but the other party did not reply.
htmlOn the afternoon of the 9th, the reporter learned from the students that the current situation of in the three campuses of Chengdu Webbo English is different."Yinshi Campus involves the most amount, but the current situation is relatively stable, and the number of students and parents who are present to ask for explanations has decreased; Longhu Jinnan Campus has the latest understanding and has been registered at the police station; Suning Campus is the worst among the three campuses, and no relevant personnel are assisting in solving the problem, the school gate is closed, and the building is empty." However, the staff of the Yinshi Campus told reporters that the Suning Campus will open from 17:00 to 19:00 to register student information.Webbo English Yinshi Campus reopened
0At a later afternoon on the afternoon of the 9th, the reporter learned that the former principal of Yinshi Campus was currently in the office. So, the reporter rushed to the Webbo English Silverstone Campus again. Unlike the door closed on the 8th, today, many teachers appeared in the office area.
On-site staff told reporters that before, the school has given three different solutions for three different types of students. Among them, regular students can transfer to online to continue their studies; students from the examination department of the Ministry of Abroad will provide public teaching support from another training school; young students will be connected to other brands of youth training institutions in Chengdu.
However, as of the afternoon of the 9th, how to deal with it, the above three solutions have not yet entered the stage of fulfillment.
Former principal:
is actively communicating with the company taking over
or the original class will resume classes after taking over
"This afternoon (9th) afternoon we mainly connected with the company taking over some detailed data. Gao Sihai, the head of the Chengdu area of Webbo English, is currently under control and has not yet been contacted." On the afternoon of the 9th, the former principal of Webbo English Yinshi Campus told reporters, "Today, the company took over came to the scene to see the situation, (needed) to confirm that the loss was not very large, so the other party may talk to us about the details of the company taking over."
Regarding the situation mentioned by the staff, the former principal said that the situation is still unclear, and the previous solution will continue to be implemented. The former principal also said that judging from the communication from the evening of the 8th to the 9th, the company taking over is expected to take over the three campuses of Chengdu Webo English and hopes to successfully resume classes next week.
In addition, some staff said that all employees of Yinshi Campus had previously been owed their wages in August. After learning that there were problems with the school's operations, the teachers resigned one after another, but after hearing the news of resumption of classes, the teachers who left were also coming back one after another.
In fact, it is not only the students and teachers who have been paying attention to the direction of Chengdu Webo English incident.
According to previous reports from Red Star News , employees of cleaning companies who have worked with Webo English Yinshi Campus for many years have come to ask for their salary. The other party said that since July, the relevant funds have not been received.
In addition, some students also told the Red Star News reporter that when they arrived at the Webbo English Yinshi campus on the afternoon of the 8th, the property had cut off the power and then reconnected the power.
Red Star News will also continue to pay attention to the progress of the incident.
Red Star News Reporter Shen Xingchao Liu Kejun Jiang Chao
