A Monmouth County school district joins others in New Jersey filing lawsuits against social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.
in Somerset and Morris counties filed federal lawsuits against social media companies in February and March.
“The social emotional well-being of our children is of the utmost importance, and that’s what we’re doing,” said Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Superintendent Joseph Majka. “We’re being proactive.” Majka cited the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent report that issued a warning about the effects of social media. Released May 23, the“We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis, and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
“From counseling and other resources to student’s social and emotional well-being, Matawan-Aberdeen, like many school districts around the state, has had to devote their own resources to addressing the fallout from the harm done to kids through this,” he said.
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