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Penn Hills School District joins nationwide lawsuit against social media companies

By Patrick Damp

July 6, 2023 / 11:43 AM EDT / CBS Pittsburgh

PENN HILLS (KDKA) - The Penn Hills School District is now part of a lawsuit against social media companies.

The district voted to join the nationwide civil suit.

The lawsuit alleges companies such as Facebook and TikTok have caused mental health problems for students.

Also part of the lawsuit are Allegheny Valley, Seneca Valley, and Apollo-Ridge.

Pittsburgh Public Schools also filed a similar federal lawsuit earlier this year.

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Patrick Damp

Patrick Damp is a web producer for CBS Pittsburgh. A Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV, Patrick studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After half a decade in sports communication, Patrick decided to pursue his dream of working in journalism in his hometown and joined the CBS Pittsburgh team in 2019.