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Richardson ISD board approves contingency legal arrangements to pursue potential multi-district litigation over social media harms
Summary
Trustees voted unanimously to adopt a contingent legal-services resolution and to authorize contingency-fee engagements with outside law firms as a preliminary step toward joining multi-district litigation alleging social media platforms contribute to student behavioral harms; Attorney General review was noted as a required step under Texas law.
The Richardson ISD Board of Trustees voted unanimously (6-0) on March 14 to adopt a resolution authorizing a contingency-fee legal arrangement and to authorize engagement with outside law firms to evaluate and possibly join multi-district litigation against social media companies.
Superintendent Branner described the proposed litigation as a multi-district, multi-state effort that originally began in 2022 and said the district and other school systems are considering claims that certain social-media platforms are "designed to be addictive" and have harmed students' behavior and daily school environments. Branner said the district has…
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