We are doomed.

This is from the school board:

County District School Board joined public and Catholic Boards, as well as private schools across the province in a lawsuit against tech giants Meta, Snapchat, and TikTok for disrupting student learning and the education system. We allege that these companies have negligently designed and marketed addictive products that have disrupted our board’s mandate and obligation to enhance student achievement and well-being.
As parents, many of you know firsthand the impact that social media products have had on students. In fact, it’s rewiring the way that they think, act, behave, and learn. As a result, educators are spending increased classroom time managing issues caused by social media, administrators are forced to rework curriculum to meet the adapting needs of a student body with significant attention, focus, and mental health concerns, and the changing behavioural dynamics of the student population are causing significant shifts in the educational landscape and huge strains on school boards’ finite resources.
The impact of social media products on student learning is a multifaceted problem that requires a multipronged approach. This action will work in concert with the policy that was implemented by the provincial government limiting devices in the classroom. Restricting the use of devices in schools is an important first step, however, compulsive social media use outside the classroom will continue to permeate the education system and impact student learning.
The litigation calls on social media giants to make their products safer, to compensate our board for its disruption to our mandate, and to support our students’ fundamental right to education. Litigation costs for the lawsuit will not come from the school board’s budget, and will only be paid if a settlement is reached from damages awarded.
While the litigation is still in its early stages, an Ontario Court recently ruled in favour of fellow school boards’ allowing their claims to proceed and denying social media giants’ move to dismiss the lawsuit.
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