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Board votes to rejoin multi-district social-media lawsuit over student harms
Summary
The board approved rejoining a multi-district lawsuit alleging harmful effects of social media on students; the board said legal partners will manage most work, minimizing extra district staff time.
A board member moved and the board approved rejoining a multi-district lawsuit that seeks to highlight social media'related harms to students. The presenting board member said the district had approved joining in August 2023, became more involved in February, and later stepped back because of staff capacity; legal partners told district counsel they will perform management work on the district's behalf.
Board members discussed whether the district would need to provide student-specific data; the presenting board member said earlier requests had sought statistical, not individually identifying, information. The presenting board member said the primary goal is to draw attention to social-media harms to students, and the district will only participate if the legal team handles the bulk of required tasks.
The board approved the recommendation by voice vote; no roll-call tally was recorded in the meeting.
