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Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson announced late Monday that he has sued Bellevue University for allegedly making deceptive statements about the accreditation status of one of its programs.

The press release said some nursing students “incurred student debt or lost their hard-earned money” because of the university’s false or misleading statements about when the program would be accredited, whether it was accredited and the importance of accreditation.

The press release said that between 2012 and March 2017, about 179 students participated in Bellevue’s RN (registered nurse) to BSN (bachelor of science in nursing) program.

The university said in a statement: “We take seriously the allegations outlined in the press release distributed by the Attorney General but stand firm that these specific allegations are simply not true. We look forward to presenting our defense in court.”

A Bellevue University spokeswoman said the school’s program is still going and is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. The CCNE’s website said the university received its initial accreditation in October 2017, after the period cited by the attorney general.