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Colorado school districts are joining hundreds of others across the U.S. in suing social media companies, alleging that platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat are contributing to the mental health crisis among their students

Colorado school districts are joining hundreds of others across the U.S. in suing social media companies, alleging that platforms such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat are contributing to the mental health crisis among their students

Teachers at the New America School in Thornton, Aurora and Lakewood are trying to become the first to form a union within a charter school in Colorado.

The board of the New America School charter network could decide in April whether to allow teachers at three campuses in metro Denver to unionize.

Collective bargaining rights for public sector employees is a top priority for Colorado’s Democratic leaders and teachers unions. School districts want out.