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Alief ISD board approves steps to seek AG approval to join nationwide social-media litigation
Summary
Trustees adopted a findings resolution and approved contingent-fee agreements to seek expedited Texas Attorney General review for participation in nationwide litigation alleging harms from social media to students.
The Alief ISD Board of Trustees on Feb. 4 adopted a statutorily required resolution and approved contingent-fee legal agreements to seek Texas Attorney General approval for possible district participation in pending federal litigation against major social media companies.
The board heard a detailed presentation from an attorney representing one of the interested firms in the case, describing a consolidated federal case in California that alleges social media companies caused harms to young people through addictive product design. The presenter said school districts around the country — including roughly 25 Texas…
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