Lawsuit claims Christian school falsely accused parents of abuse

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http://www.dnj.com/story/news/2017/03/27/lawsuit-claims-christian-school-falsely-accused-parents-abuse/99686998/

Middle Tennessee Christian School faces a jury trial after parents contend MTCS falsely accused them of child abuse and took photographs of their children for what turned out to be genetic skin markings.



"On that day, an employee of MTCS observed son's genetic skin markings, commonly known as Mongolian spots, and incorrectly determined them to be bruises," states the lawsuit filed by attorney Robert Tom with the Memphis law firm, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz PC. "Without any knowledge or evidence and directly contrary to medical records previously supplied to the school on several occasions, MTCS and its employees concluded that son's Mongolian spots were bruises caused by his father and, contrary to applicable Tennessee rules and regulations, took it upon themselves to segregate, interrogate, unclothe, and photograph the Children."

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The parents enrolled their son and daughter at MTSC August 2015 based on the school representing itself as a nurturing, Christian environment with well-trained teachers, according to the lawsuit. On the first day of school, the child's mother also hand-delivered a letter to a school employee from a physician with Middle Tennessee Family Medicine about how the Mongolian spots can be confused with bruises. The goal was to avoid confusion and misunderstanding about the spots, and the employee assured the mother that the information would be shared with the MTCS staff

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"Dr. Langworthy then wrote a letter to the school stating that Son has had Mongolian spots since birth on his body, buttock, sides and arm, and that such markings could be confused with bruising," the lawsuit states.

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1. a nurturing, Christian environment