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Subject:
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Approval of a Resolution Authorizing Commencement of Social Media Litigation & Attorney Client Fee Contract |
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Vision 2026:
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Background:
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Frantz Law Group is currently representing school districts across the country who have spent resources addressing the youth mental health crisis that is directly impacting their educational communities and their mission to educate its students.
Research continues to confirm that social media is playing a major role in causing mental health problems in youth and that excessive and problematic use of social media is harmful to children’s mental, behavioral and emotional health. Research also confirms that excessive use of social media is associated with increased rates of depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, eating disorders, and suicide in youth.
The school districts lawsuit alleges that the social media companies’ action related to their social media platforms are substantially contributing to the mental health crisis America’s youth are facing. The harms allegedly caused by these companies include, but are not limited to, intentionally designing, marketing, and operating their exploitive social media platforms to be extremely popular with youth users, despite research confirming the severe and wide-ranging effects of social media on youth mental health. |
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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The benefit of being part of the litigation is that we could recover resources that could be utilized to support our efforts. There is no direct cost as the law firms are running it on a contingency fee rather than a normal hourly fee. In order to participate in the litigation, the Board of Education would have to approve the attached resolution and attorney agreement with lead counsel in this effort. |
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Funding:
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Recommendation
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It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the Resolution Authorizing Commencement of Social Media Litigation and Attorney Client Fee Contract as presented. |
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Approvals:
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Jeff Schuler - Superintendent |
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member Julie Kulovits Moved, Member Dave Long seconded to approve the Original motion 'It is recommended that the Board of Education approve the Resolution Authorizing Commencement of Social Media Litigation and Attorney Client Fee Contract as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | Brad Paulsen | Yes | | Rob Hanlon | Yes | | Dave Long | Yes | | Angela Blatner | Yes | | Julie Kulovits | Yes | | John Rutledge | Yes | |
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