in Somerset and Morris counties filed federal lawsuits against social media companies in February and March.
“The social emotional well-being of our children is of the utmost importance, and that’s what we’re doing,” said Matawan-Aberdeen Regional Superintendent Joseph Majka. “We’re being proactive.” Majka cited the U.S. Surgeon General’s recent report that issued a warning about the effects of social media. Released May 23, the“We are in the middle of a national youth mental health crisis, and I am concerned that social media is an important driver of that crisis — one that we must urgently address,” said U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy.
“From counseling and other resources to student’s social and emotional well-being, Matawan-Aberdeen, like many school districts around the state, has had to devote their own resources to addressing the fallout from the harm done to kids through this,” he said.