MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Paul Ripon, who owned and operated nine Sylvan Learning Centers , has filed for bankruptcy , shutting down office locations in Edina , Maple Grove , Roseville and Woodbury .

Sylvan Learning closures

What we know:

The move comes after the FOX 9 Investigators found the centers owed tens of thousands of dollars in unpaid rent, canceled tutoring sessions, lacked sufficient educators, and refused to refund tuition payments when services were not provided.

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In an email Ripon sent to his employees that was obtained by the FOX 9 Investigators, he wrote that Sylvan Learning had revoked his tutoring licenses, forcing him to shut down operations across his franchise po

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