According to the management of commonwealth school, the commonwealth academy which is a more affordable school for the economically challenged students and the state is trying to portray itself as their cheaper counterpart.
The management of Commonwealth School in Boston has therefore filed a $ 2million lawsuit against the Academy school pleading the Judge to force them to change its name.
Even though Commonwealth Academy has agreed to attach 'Springfield' to its name, the plaintiff continues to say it will cause “great harm” to their brand as the defendants refer to the suit as a “knowingly false and malicious campaign”.
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Springfield's Commonwealth Academy
They continued to explain that the yearly tuition and fees at the Commonwealth School in Boston is $40,000 whereas at Springfield’s Commonwealth Academy, about 90 miles away, annual average tuition is less than $1,200.
