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The appeal says, contrary to recent media reports, Glen Mills Schools "has not been built on a foundation of abuse intimidation or violence against students," pointing out numerous inspections, along with regular campus visits from lawyers, judges, probation officers, and lawmakers.
It argues Pennsylvania’s Department of Human Services needs substantial evidence to issue an emergency removal of all children. But it says while DHS cites multiple complaints, the agency has not given the school dates, times, locations, or names of the accused, making it impossible, the appeal says, for Glen Mills to determine what, if anything, happened.
And it quotes what it calls "detailed and exacting" inspections from DHS with "inconsequential" violations, such as expired aspirin in a first aid kit or a water heater that was set 3 degrees too high, asking how DHS inspectors could have found those issues, but missed the alleged widespread abuse.
DHS issued the removal order late last month, saying it uncovered "widespread physical abuse by Glen Mills staff."