The United States National Parent Teacher Association is cutting ties with Meta Platforms as the social media giant faces a series of high-profile child-safety court cases.
This was disclosed in a letter written to members on Friday by the National PTA president, Yvonne Johnson, according to CNBC.
In the letter, Johnson said that the organization will not “pursue renewal funding from Meta to support PTA Connected for 2026,” referring to an initiative aimed at educating parents, children, and teachers about digital safety tools and resources.
“As you may have seen, there has been heightened public scrutiny and legal cases involving companies including Meta regarding digital safety that have created new challenges, challenges that have proved both time-consuming and difficult for National PTA,” Johnson wrote in the February letter.
The president of the influential education-focused nonprofit, however didn’t reveal how much funding the National PTA received from Meta.
The social media company is facing lawsuits in California and New Mexico accusing Meta Platforms of misleading the public about the safety of apps like Instagram.
Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg testified this week in Los Angeles Superior Court in a case involving a plaintiff identified as KGM, who claims she developed an addiction to platforms such as Instagram and YouTube due to certain design features, causing severe emotional distress.
Meta Platforms has denied the allegations in both cases.
The National Parent Teacher Association and Meta Platforms “have had a funding relationship since 2017,” Johnson wrote, noting that their previous agreement expired on Dec. 31, 2025.
