The school district is seeking monetary damages and claims that platforms Meta, Alphabet, TikTok, and Snapchat were designed to be addictive, and harm children’s mental health.
In a last-minute push, lawmakers tried to pass a proposal that would have extended the life of this school air conditioning program. At the 11th-hour, they couldn’t get support from the governor.
The district placed six schools on its minimum day schedule Thursday amid sweltering conditions and a lack of air conditioning. Roughly $194 million in state funding for HVAC improvements at schools sits unused and is set to expire soon.