Students say beauty school shutdown came with little warning

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Ronald Stephens did not picture his last day of school coming early. He’s one of more than 500 students the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation estimates attended Regency Beauty Institute in Texas. This week, the cosmetology school shut down all 79 of its locations nationwide, including one in Austin. Some students tell KXAN they got little notice and the news came as a surprise to staff as well.
“The students and the teachers, we’re a family and