HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) – Paier College still hasn’t returned to the classroom for the fall semester, and students will now have to wait another month for answers.

On Tuesday, November 12, the college was scheduled to present its case to the state for reopening, but the state says the hearing was delayed until mid-December because Paier still does not have an attorney for the represent.

Shelby Emerson was a student at Paier College. She only had three classes left, but she decided to start taking classes elsewhere when Paier first announced in August that he was postponing his fall semester.

“There are a lot of unanswered questions, and they need to be answered,” Emerson said.

In late September, the Connecticut Office of Higher Education announced that the school could not reopen because an investigation revealed a list of problems, including traces of mold, an insufficient number of teachers and unpaid bills.

The school is appealing the state’s decision. The hearing was initially scheduled for the end of October, but was later pushed back to November 12. It is now postponed again until December 17.

“Many students are probably still trying to figure out what their next step will be. Should I go to another school? Should I hold on? said Emerson.

The I-Team has called and emailed Paier officials to try to find out what’s going on. No one has answered our calls since mid-August. When the I-Team visited campus on November 12, all the doors were locked, but we saw someone inside.

Through a Freedom of Information request, the I-Team obtained a copy of the closure plan Paier submitted to the state. The three-page document says Paier would establish teaching agreements with neighboring institutions to help students complete their degrees, but it does not name the institutions or specify how the teaching would take place.

“They kind of kept us in the dark about everything,” Emerson said.

Emerson finds it hard to believe that Paier will open its doors to students again and thinks they should stop delaying the inevitable.

“I just think it would be better for everyone involved if they cut their losses and closed the school,” Emerson said.

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