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Harlandale ISD board authorizes joining class-action effort against social media companies, approves contingency-fee agreement
Summary
The Harlandale ISD Board of Trustees voted to join a nationwide class-action effort alleging social media companies have harmed students and to authorize a contingency-fee contract with outside counsel; board discussion followed a closed-session briefing and administrators said a public summary will be posted online.
The Harlandale ISD Board of Trustees voted Wednesday to join a class-action effort against social media companies and approved a contingency-fee agreement to hire outside counsel to pursue the case.
The board moved into closed session under the Texas Government Code chapter 551 before returning to open session and taking the votes. Trustee Moreno moved to "approve the presentation and action, as presented, in closed session," seconded by Trustee Ortiz; the motion carried. The board later approved a contingency-fee legal-services agreement with JCA Law, PLLC and Geta LP authorizing the board president to execute the contract.
Board members and district counsel described…
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