PHILADELPHIA — Four former students at the nation’s oldest reform school have filed a class-action lawsuit against the suburban Philadelphia facility, alleging they were abused and denied an education.
The Juvenile Law Center says the suit against Glen Mills Schools was filed in federal court on Wednesday.
An investigation by The Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this year detailed decades of alleged abuse and cover-ups at the 193-year-old campus in suburban Philadelphia.
Earlier this week, the state revoked all the school’s licenses, weeks after ordering all remaining students be removed from the campus about 25 miles (40 kilometers) west of Philadelphia.
Glen Mills spokeswoman Aimee Tysarczyk says the school wasn’t aware of the suit until they heard about it in the media. She says attorneys are evaluating the suit.
The lawsuit asks for compensation and punitive damages for the plaintiffs, legal fees, and other relief.
