Boca Raton Private School Claims Parents Entered into Contract, But Didn’t Pay.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — A prominent Boca Raton private school has filed a lawsuit against a local couple, claiming they failed to pay nearly $70,000 in tuition and fees. Saint Andrew’s School of Boca Raton, Inc., filed the complaint against Michael and Michele Effron on Oct. 24, 2025, in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. The suit alleges the couple breached their child’s enrollment contract and owes the school an unpaid balance of $68,852.67.
According to the complaint — which we are publishing below — the Effrons entered into a contract for educational services for the 2023-2024 school year but allegedly “failed to make timely payments on the account.” The lawsuit states that as of Feb. 20, 2024, the balance remained unpaid. The school claims it provided the educational services as promised and made demands for payment, which the defendants “failed to remit.”
The lawsuit includes a copy of the 2023-2024 “Enrollment Day Contract” electronically signed by Michele Effron on May 9, 2023, for a student in Grade 12. The contract, which is described as “legally binding,” stipulates that parents are liable for the entire year’s tuition and fees as “liquidated damages” even if the student “is withdrawn, absent, or is Involuntarily separated from School” after the specified cancellation deadlines.
Beyond the breach of contract claim, the school’s 4-count complaint also seeks damages for “Open Account,” “Account Stated,” and “Unjust Enrichment.” The unjust enrichment count argues that the Effrons received a “clear benefit” from the educational services and that the school would be damaged if the couple is not required to pay for the reasonable value of those services.
Saint Andrew’s is asking the court to award a judgment for the full $68,852.67, in addition to pre-judgment and post-judgment interest, court costs, and attorneys’ fees. The enrollment contract included in the filing states that any delinquent payments are subject to a late charge of 1.5% per month, which is an 18% annual rate.
