Frisco ISD has joined a multi-district lawsuit that will help school districts recover additional expenses from addressing student mental health.
The district’s board of trustees approved joining the lawsuit Feb. 10. The lawsuit intends to recover damages that have been incurred as a result of the mental health harms caused to children on social media, said Esther Kolni, the district’s legal counsel.
The suit’s argument is that social media companies have known about the damages being done to children and chose to put profits over their needs, Kolni said.
“We have expended quite a lot of money to help our students because we meet the student’s needs regardless of whether we receive additional funding,” she said. “This [lawsuit] would help to compensate us.”
