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Santa Barbara Unified School District Joins Lawsuit over Social Media’s Impact on Students

The district seeks compensation and policy changes as officials say addictive platforms are worsening student mental health and straining school resources.

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District leaders and educators gathered at La Cumbre Junior High School to discuss the Santa Barbara Unified School Districts decision to join a national lawsuit against Meta, YouTube, TikTok and Snapchat, alleging the social media platforms are contributing to mental health challenges among children and teenagers.Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent Hilda Maldonado said the district is seeing the effects of social media use in classrooms and he…

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KSBY broke the news on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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