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Conway board agrees to engage Motley Rice to join national social‑media harm class action

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The board voted to retain Motley Rice to join a national class action alleging social platforms harm minors; the district will not pay an upfront fee, and any settlement proceeds would be reduced by attorneys’ fees and costs.

The Conway School District board voted to engage the law firm Motley Rice to participate in a national social‑media harm class action targeting platforms including Meta (Facebook/Instagram), TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat.

General counsel Shasta Wagner introduced the matter after outside counsel Jay Beckett described the consolidated federal litigation and why local districts are joining as plaintiffs.…

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