List of plaintiffs grows in lawsuit against Calvary Church

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The attorney for families suing Calvary Church in south Charlotte is asking a judge to allow the case to expand after the civil lawsuit was initially filed in January.

More than a dozen families claim that the church's day care discriminated against their children and kicked them out because of their disabilities.

Four families are named as plaintiffs because of the statute of limitations, but attorney Josh Van Kampen filed a motion on Tuesday asking to add a fifth family to the case.

A woman said a teacher harassed her daughter and claimed that she had an attention disorder.

“You can't foster rejection and exclusion of disabled children,” Serena Kelleher said. “It's just not right.”

Channel 9 contacted the attorney for Calvary Church for a response but hasn't heard back. The church filed a motion to have the entire case thrown out. Both sides are set to present oral arguments on May 9.

Statement from Van Kampen: "The motion we filed today asks for leave of court to amend the complaint to add one new family as a party and includes new factual allegations from six other families who have reported disability discrimination dating back as early as 1989."

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