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Pennsauken board authorizes lawsuit against major social media companies
Summary
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education on June 10 approved a resolution to join litigation against Meta, Snap, TikTok, Alphabet and other parties and authorized a contract with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer to represent the district, citing student mental‑health impacts and district costs.
The Pennsauken Township Board of Education voted June 10 to authorize the district to participate in litigation against major social media companies, approving a Letter of Engagement with Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., to pursue monetary and non‑monetary relief.
The resolution, listed as agenda item 29, says the district has seen “significant risks of anxiety, depression, thoughts of self‑harm, and suicidal ideation” among students tied to social media use and that those harms have produced district costs in staff time, disciplinary…
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