Controversies
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2018
Branch seized over fees beyond allowed period and unregistered classes; unauthorized subject tutoring under English drama guise
In 2018, the Tongxi branch of FirstLeap English in Jiangning, Nanjing, was investigated for collecting fees beyond the allowed period, an unregistered teaching site on the sixth floor, and suspected false advertising. The unregistered floor was ordered to stop operating and issue refunds, and parents reached a compensation plan through mediation at a police station. After the 2022 'double reduction' policy, some FirstLeap branches in Beijing were investigated and closed for conducting academic subject training under the name of English drama. Seizure, ordered refunds, closure.