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5 more Ontario school boards join lawsuit against social media giants | CBC News

Five more school boards and two private schools have joined an ongoing Ontario-based lawsuit against some of the world's largest social media companies that argues their products have negatively rewired the way children think, behave and learn.

"As a result, social media companies have forced school boards to divert significant resources including personnel, hours, funds, and attention to combat the growing crisis caused by their products," it continued. Ontario Premier Doug Ford publicly criticized the suit after it was filed, calling it "nonsense" and questioning the legal fees the boards could end up paying in a protracted court battle against some of the richest companies in the world. Starting in September, students in kindergarten to Grade 6 will be required to keep phones on silent and "out of sight" for the entire school day, unless they are granted permission to use it, the ministry said.

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