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PCSSD joins national social‑media class action, board signs letter of engagement
Summary
The PCSSD board voted 5-0 to sign a letter of engagement with law firms pursuing nationwide litigation alleging social‑media companies engineered algorithms that harm minors; the engagement is contingency‑based and requires no out‑of‑pocket cost if there is no recovery.
The Pulaski County Special School District board voted 5-0 on Aug. 12 to sign a letter of engagement with outside counsel pursuing a national class-action lawsuit alleging social‑media companies caused or contributed to harms among adolescents.
School legal counsel and presenters told the board the engagement is contingency‑based: the district would not pay attorneys’ fees unless the litigation produced a monetary recovery, and any…
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