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12 nursing students suing W.Va.'s Mountain State

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Twelve nursing students are suing Mountain State University, its former president and the board of trustees for fraud and breach of contract. And that number is expected to grow.

Beckley attorney Stephen New says 30 more will sue in Kanawha County Circuit Court later this week.

The Charleston Gazette says the claims so far accuse MSU of deliberately misleading students about the severity of the program's accreditation problems.

Amy Pack started the lawsuits in February, claiming the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission had already notified former President Charles Polk of problems by the time she applied.

The board of trustees fired Polk in January and took over operations.

A school spokesman didn't immediately comment Wednesday.

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