Meta has reached a settlement with the Breathitt County School District (a small, rural district in Kentucky), resolving the first of more than 1,200 lawsuits filed by American school districts over the mental health costs of children's social media addiction. The case had been chosen as a bellwether trial — a test run before a jury to gauge how arguments would hold up — and was due to go to trial next month in federal court in Oakland, California; TikTok, Snap, and YouTube also settled earlier in the week. Financial terms were not disclosed, though the district had sought over $60 million for a 15-year programme to address mental health and learning harms, and attorneys representing the plaintiffs said they remain focused on pursuing justice for the remaining cases.