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#347: When Schools Scapegoat Social Media

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The Court Should Reject School District's Suits to Child Proof the Internet

Walter Mosley: School districts are bringing public nuisance lawsuits against social media platforms. The theory is that we have had to spend money needlessly on things like mental health services for students, he says. Mosley: Here, of course, the teenagers are nowhere to be seen except as empty chairs in the courtroom.Mosley: It's by no means clear how social media ties in with the argued increase in teenage mental unwellness.

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