Ohio State suspends late fees stemming from glitch

COLUMBUS (AP) — Ohio State University is assuring students that they won’t be penalized if financial aid holdups keep them from paying for summer classes on time.

The nation’s largest university has been working through a student aid slowdown blamed on a new computer system. Summer course fees are due Monday, and the school had said if students couldn’t pay because of delayed scholarships, grants and loans, they could appeal any late charges.

Brad Myers, university registrar, however, now says there won’t be any late fees. In an e-mail Thursday, he urged students to attend their summer classes, even if they still owe money on Monday.

OSU estimates the aid glitch has affected several hundred students. Myers says the problems should be resolved next week.