What constitutes abandonment of a Big Blue Swim School that could lead to termination?
Big_Blue_Swim_School Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
- 19.B.5 you (a) abandon the School, meaning you have deserted, walked away from, or closed the School under circumstances leading us to conclude that you have no intent to return to the School, regardless of how many days have passed since the apparent abandonment, or (b) fail actively and continuously to operate the School for at least three (3) consecutive days (except where closure is due to fire, riot, flood, terrorist acts, or natural disaster and you notify us within three (3) days after the particular occurrence to obtain our written approval to remain closed for an agreed-upon amount of time as is necessary under the circumstances before we will require you to re-open);
Source: Item 22 — CONTRACTS (FDD pages 75–76)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to Big Blue Swim School's 2025 Franchise Disclosure Document, abandonment of the swim school, which can lead to termination of the franchise agreement, is specifically defined. Abandonment occurs if the franchisee deserts, walks away from, or closes the Big Blue Swim School under circumstances that lead Big Blue Swim School to believe there is no intention to return. The number of days that have passed since the apparent abandonment is not a factor in this determination.
Furthermore, failure to actively and continuously operate the Big Blue Swim School for at least three consecutive days also constitutes abandonment and can lead to termination. However, there are exceptions to this rule.
If the closure is due to events such as fire, riot, flood, terrorist acts, or natural disaster, and the franchisee notifies Big Blue Swim School within three days to obtain written approval to remain closed, the franchisee will be given an agreed-upon amount of time to remain closed. After this agreed-upon time, Big Blue Swim School will require the franchisee to reopen.