Christian Boarding School Allegedly Abused Children

A mother in Missouri is alleging that the Thanks to Calvary Baptist Academy and Boarding School in Devil's Elbow abused his son while he was staying there. The abuse was evidently so bad that the boy is in a catatonic, non-responsive state in a hospital.

According to the Daily Guide:

Stedman, who is represented by St. Robert law firm, Smith Turley Long, states in her petition that her son received excessive physical and mental injuries while in the care of Day's boarding school. ... She claims in her petition that because the Defendant, Day, advertised himself as a person qualified to "educate, discipline, counsel and modify the behavior of troubled youth" she placed her son in his custody, relying on Day to take charge of the boy. She claims that she wasn't aware of the alleged mistreatment until recently because the boy was isolated from his family as Thanks to Calvary's school policy requires.

Abuse can certainly occur in secular schools, but when it happens in religious schools, people so often hide behind religion in their actions. Why is that?

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