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Sherman A1

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Mon Apr 11, 2022, 03:48 PM Apr 2022

Nine more students file lawsuits against boarding school [View all]

STOCKTON, Mo. (AP) — Nine more former students of a southwest Missouri boarding school allege in lawsuits that they were abused while attending the school.

With the nine new lawsuits filed Friday, the Agape Boarding School in Stockton and the Agape Baptist Church, which oversees the school, are now facing lawsuits from 14 former students accusing staff and other students of abuse, The Kansas City Star reported.

Five staff members at the school are facing criminal charges for assaulting students.

The new lawsuits also allege that Agape violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by misrepresenting or concealing information given to the students and their families.

https://krcgtv.com/news/local/nine-more-students-file-lawsuits-against-boarding-school

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