SPOKANE -- For the second time in seven months, Spokane-based People to People Student Ambassadors is facing a lawsuit and serious allegations of neglect.

Al Lozano, KREM 2 News

Spokane-based People to People is accused of neglecting two students during an overseas trip; one of those students died.

Paul and Dorothy Spiotta accuse the company, which organizes overseas trips for hundeds of students each year, of not properly caring their 11-year-old daughter during a trip to Australia.

The Spiotta's claim is reminiscent of one filed by a Minnesota couple whose son died on a similar trip to Japan a year ago.

The Spiotta's claim their daughter weighed 110-pounds before the trip lost 19 pounds and required extensive medical treatment after returning home.

The lawsuit states: "During the trip (in July and August 2006), defendants failed to reasonably care for, supervise or monitor the children, failed to make well-balanced and nutritious food available for the children on a daily basis and failed to ensure that the accomodations were suitable and the children were properly clothed for the cold weather," the suit states.

Despite the fact Dorothy Spiotta was willing to get her daughter and bring her home, the trip's leader waived her off and told her that the girl would be fine, according to the lawsuit.

"Relying on the leader's representations, Dorothy and Paul Spiotta did not take other steps to determine whether their daughter was ill, needed medical assistance, or needed to end her travel early," the lawsuit said.

The couple claims the company was negligent, violated the Washington Consumer Protection Act, and breached its contract.