In a case involving a child who was sexually assaulted and bullied at a Philadelphia school, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that his case should not have been dismissed as untimely because the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act allows minors to file claims up until age 18.

The justices’ ruling overturns a Commonwealth Court decision upholding the dismissal of the case, with the high court holding that plaintiff N.B.’s status as a minor should have tolled the statute of limitations under the PHRA. N.B. was abused in school at age 8, and his mother filed claims two years afterward.

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