De-escalation: Meta settles with Breathitt County school district
Meta settled with the Breathitt County School District in Kentucky. The case was the first bellwether in federal multidistrict litigation brought by more than 1,200 school districts. The deal cancels a June trial in Oakland, where jury selection had been set for June 12.
Terms were not disclosed. The district had sought more than $60 million to fund a 15-year student mental health program and to require changes to features it called addictive, including infinite scroll. TikTok, Snap, and YouTube had already settled with the district.
The settlement covers only Breathitt County’s claims. A bellwether trial for suits brought by states is slated for August, and the next school district case, Tucson Unified School District, is tentatively set for January 2027.
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