Stone Academy

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong’s office has reached a preliminary settlement with the now-shuttered Stone Academy.

Students from the now-closed Stone Academy are getting back on track with their practical nursing education with help from the Griffin Hospital School of Allied Health Careers, which is providing free workforce training to more than 30 students.

Stone Academy students filed a federal class action lawsuit against CT higher education and public health officials on Tuesday.

A CT judge granted a prejudgment remedy of $5 million, a step that requires Stone Academy to secure assets to pay damages if found liable.

Connecticut is suing the owners of Stone Academy, a for-profit nursing school that was quick to close its doors in February after nearly 150 years of operation.The school had offered programs in East Hartford, Waterbury, and West Haven.