I live in North Carolina.
I am a graduate student at a public university. I teach classes and, in exchange, the university pays my tuition as well as a stipend. The university is claiming that I owe money to them in parking tickets and is currently blocking my registration. It seems to me that, because part of my compensation is my tuition, they cannot do this without due process; this is comparable to an employer deciding to deduct money from my paycheck without my approval (which, outside of very rare exceptions, seems to be illegal based on my research). Also, I'm continuing to teach (work) through all of this.
I am a graduate student at a public university. I teach classes and, in exchange, the university pays my tuition as well as a stipend. The university is claiming that I owe money to them in parking tickets and is currently blocking my registration. It seems to me that, because part of my compensation is my tuition, they cannot do this without due process; this is comparable to an employer deciding to deduct money from my paycheck without my approval (which, outside of very rare exceptions, seems to be illegal based on my research). Also, I'm continuing to teach (work) through all of this.