Tuscaloosa City Schools joins social media lawsuit Internewscast

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (WIAT) — Three Alabama school districts allege Facebook and Instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Snapchat created a youth mental health crisis. The Baldwin County, Montgomery Public and Tuscaloosa City School Districts’ lawsuits are filed in the California state court Judicial Council Coordination Proceeding. Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Dr. Mike Daria says he is hoping to hold social media companies responsible to protect his students from online bullies. “We have services in place to address those challenges with social workers and councilors But lots our challenges are made harder due to social media, we see issues with bullying and peer…