FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): Fort Wayne Community Schools is defending itself after a lawsuit last month against one of its teachers went national this week.

The Washington Post is one of many national publications that have picked up the text from the ACLU of Indiana's lawsuit against Forest Park Elementary School second grade teacher Michelle Meyer. 

Meyer is accused in the lawsuit of violating a student's rights when the student was reportedly punished for telling another student he doesn't believe in God. 

FWCS released a statement Tuesday, stating that an internal investigation finds the suit's allegations doesn't have merit and that Meyer acted appropriately. 

Here is the complete statement from FWCS:

“Fort Wayne Community Schools values the diversity in the students, staff and families in our district in all aspects, including race, religion, color, gender, national origin, sexuality, disability or native language. A lawsuit recently filed against Forest Park Teacher Michelle Meyer alleges that she did not uphold these beliefs. However, an investigation conducted by FWCS immediately upon notification of the incident found no merit in the allegations included in the lawsuit. Our investigation in March found she acted appropriately in dealing with an issue between students in a significantly different manner than detailed in the lawsuit. As a school district, we feel we must defend and protect the reputation of our staff when members are being unfairly maligned. While it is always a citizen’s right to pursue legal action, we are saddened that this has become an issue threatening the integrity of one of our teachers, of our staff, of our schools and of our community.”