Another five school boards and two independent private schools have joined the lawsuit against the owners of various social media platforms, they say are destroying children’s ability to learn.

Advocacy group Schools for Social Media Change have confirmed that the lawsuit, which was first launched by four Ontario school boards back in March, 2024 now includes more school boards and schools.

The additional school boards include the Dufferin-Peel Catholic District School Board, the York Catholic District School Board, the Trillium Lakeland District School Board, the Ottawa Catholic District School Board, the District School Board of Niagara, and two private schools, including Holy Name of Mary College School in Mississauga and Eitz Chaim School in North York.

In March, the Toronto District School Board, the Peel District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, and the Ottawa Carleton District School Board announced that they had launched suits.

The lawsuit which seeks $4.5 billion in damages against the owners of the social media platforms is possibly the first of its kind.

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The lawsuit focuses on the claim that these companies have created products that they allege negligently interfere with the student’s ability to learn.

The lawsuit also states that the various social media platforms have caused “widespread disruption to the education system.”

None of these allegations have been proven in court, although the school boards are eager to seek justice.

The legal stance by schools in Canada is not necessarily unique as hundreds of school districts in the United States are filing similar suits.

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“The mix of public and Catholic school boards, and private schools in both urban and rural regions of Ontario demonstrate this is a universal issue that affects those from diverse cultural, religious and socio-economic backgrounds”

– message from Schools for Social Media Change.

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The school boards are represented by the well-known and respected Toronto-based law firm Neinstein LLP.

The firm had previously stated that the school boards “will not be responsible for any costs related to the lawsuit unless a successful outcome is reached.”

“What we are hoping to get out of this is multifaceted. We are hoping number one to affect change, to bring attention to this issue that the schools and school boards are so concerned about”

– Mike Wolkowicz, Head of Mass Torts at Neinstein LLP

Wolkowicz also added the second goal of the lawsuit besides creating change is to provide compensation and resources to the schools and school boards.

The resources would be used with the intention of bettering the student experience and helping the education system better confront these challenges. 

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In the spring of 2024, the Ontario government announced new sets of rules aimed directly at reducing and eliminating cellphone use in schools.

Phones in classrooms have long been an issue as society welcomed the rise of both smart phones and social media applications which began nearly 2 decades ago.

The new phone limitation measures, will go into effect in the 2024-25 academic year, and there is promise for a positive outcome.

The new rules put forth by the Ontario government will include a ban on social media sites on all school networks and devices.

As of September, 2024 the rules will have students from kindergarten to Grade 6 asked to keep their phones on silent and out of sight for the entire school day, unless permitted by an educator.

While students between from grades 7 and 12 will not be permitted to use phones during class time whatsoever.

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Ontario Premier Doug Ford has previously spoken out against the lawsuits aimed at the social media giants confirming they are unneeded.

Premier Ford reiterated his stance on the legal proceedings saying back in March that the legal action was “nonsense.”

“Let’s focus on math, reading and writing, that is what we need to do, put all the resources into the kids.” 

– Ontario Premier Doug Ford