Wake County school board to join lawsuit against social media companies
WE FIND OUT BACK TO HIM.
RIGHT? QUITE THE SCENE WILL
LEAD AN EARLY REPORTING LIVE
FOR US IN ROLESVILLE.
THANK YOU.
>> NEW TONIGHT, SCHOOL LEADERS
AND WAKE COUNTY VOTED
UNANIMOUSLY TO JOIN A LAWSUIT
AGAINST FOR SOCIAL MEDIA
COMPANIES. THEY SAY THE
COMPANIES ARE TO BLAME FOR A
GROWING MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS
AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE. AND WITH
THAT WAKE COUNTY IS JOINING
FORCES WITH HUNDREDS OF OTHER
SCHOOL BOARDS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY, INCLUDING 11 IN OUR
STATE FIGHTING TO PROTECT
STUDENTS, MENTAL HEALTH.
>> WRAL'S AARON THOMAS IS
JOINING US LIVE WHERE THAT
DECISION WAS MADE TONIGHT IN
CARY PARENTS. THERE HAD A LOT
TO SAY ERRANDS.
>> THEY SURE DID. LAND ALONG
WITH SCHOOL LEADERS WHO ARGUE
THAT CONSTANT ACCESS TO SOCIAL
MEDIA AS BOTH HARMFUL AND
ADDICTING FOR AREA YOUTH.
NOW, SCHOOL LEADERS ARE HOPING
THAT JOINING THIS LAWSUIT WHEN
CURSE A SOCIAL MEDIA APPS TO
CHANGE THEIR OPERATIONS.
>> FROM LOUNGING AROUND AND
HOLD ON THE GO. SOCIAL MEDIA
IS EVERYWHERE.
>> IT'S SO OBVIOUS HOW
ADDICTIVE IT IS. AND YOU CAN
JUST SEE IT. THE TOLL THAT IT
TAKES ON THEIR DAY-TO-DAY
LIVES. THE TOLLS GOING OVER
INTO AREA SCHOOLS. A BURDEN HAS
BEEN SHIFTED.
>> TO THE SCHOOLS TO THE
TEACHERS.
>> THAT IS NOT A FAIR BURDEN.
THAT'S JANET WORE BLACK AND
ATTORNEY WORKING WITH WAKE
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AS IT TAKES
ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT'S AND
A LAWSUIT ALL IN FAVOR OF THE
MOTION. PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE
BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO JOIN
THE NATIONWIDE PUSH TO PROTECT
STUDENTS TO HELP THE ARGUMENT
SCHOOLS THAT HAD TO HANDLE FALL
OUT OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE
CAUSED BY THEIR APPS.
>> I'M REALLY PROUD OF THE WAKE
COUNTY BOARD FOR REPRESENTING
OUR COMMUNITY BEING THE LEADER
AND SHOWING THAT THEY CARE
ABOUT OUR STUDENTS MORE THAN
THE COMPANY'S SHOW. MORE AS A
PARENT OF 2 APPLAUDED THE
DISTRICT'S DECISION. BUT
ANOTHER PARENT, MICHAEL, NOT
DOUBT SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANIES
MODIFIED OPERATIONS. I'M NOT
SURE THAT THE LAWSUIT IS GOING
TO CHANGE MUCH, BUT I THOUGHT
THE EFFORT TO
>> TRY TO RECOUP SOME OF THE
COSTS THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA FOR
FOR STUDENTS.
>> NOW WE ARE STILL WAITING TO
HEAR BACK FROM THOSE FOR SOCIAL
MEDIA COMPANIES THAT ARE
DEFENDANTS AND THIS FEDERAL
LAWSUIT SUIT AND 2 OF THE
FINANCIAL IMPACT, WAKE COUNTY
SCHOOLS WOULD ONLY BE
RESPONSIBLE FOR LEGAL FEES IF