The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, March 28, edition that four of Canada's largest school boards are suing Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat and TikTok, alleging negligent product design that disrupts learning and rewires student behaviour, leaving educators to manage the fallout. The Globe's Caroline Alphonso writes that in four separate statements of claim filed on Wednesday in Ontario's Superior Court of Justice, the Toronto District School Board, the Toronto Catholic District School Board, the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board and the Peel District School Board accused social-media companies of employing "exploitative business practices" and choosing to "maximize profits" at the expense of the mental health and wellbeing of students. "The Defendants have acted in a high-handed, reckless, malicious, and reprehensible manner without due regard for the well-being of the student population and the education system," according to the statements of claim. The school boards are advancing combined claims of approximately $4.5-billion. They are also asking that the social-media giants redesign their products to keep students safe. None of the allegations have been proven in court.