If he continued accessing school work and class lectures online then he’s lost hope of his argument standing up.
Not really, he probably pays fees for the Student Union, clubs, intramural sports, gym, cafe, possibly other campus life stuff that he was unable to use. All the things that he could not use should be at least partially refunded to him.
“If he continued accessing school work and class lectures online then he’s lost hope of his argument standing up.”
Even if he didn’t access the online system he is still out of luck. The university provided a online workaround based on their website. Improvise, adapt and overcome.