▲ 213 ▼ Parents offered class photo version with no 'complex needs' pupils (www.bbc.com) submitted 2 years ago by Stopthatgirl7@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 61 comments fedilink hide all child comments A council has apologised after parents were offered a choice of class photos with or without children with complex needs in them. Parents at Aboyne Primary complained after being sent a link from a photography company offering them alternative pictures.
[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 65 points 2 years ago (5 children) Scotland?? I was 90% sure this was Texas or Florida. permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago Texas or Florida Who would want a photo of an empty classroom though? permalink fedilink source parent [–] xorollo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, in Texas and Florida, they just keep kids with 'complex needs' all together in a classroom at the end of the hall, so they don't have to do anything fancy for the classroom photo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago Ohio too, it's every student with an IEP (which the school will ignore) in there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago I guess check your bias? Assholes are all over permalink fedilink source parent [–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) The school was unaware that the company did this. In Texas or Florida, it would have been the school (board) organizing the alternate shoot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That seems unlikely, even if it's what they claim. You would need the staff to help organize the separate photos. permalink fedilink source parent [–] PapstJL4U@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Scotland? Was the second picture empty? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* Yeah, the second photo offered to parents was the article thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 32 points 2 years ago Texas or Florida Who would want a photo of an empty classroom though? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xorollo@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nah, in Texas and Florida, they just keep kids with 'complex needs' all together in a classroom at the end of the hall, so they don't have to do anything fancy for the classroom photo. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago Ohio too, it's every student with an IEP (which the school will ignore) in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago Ohio too, it's every student with an IEP (which the school will ignore) in there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago I guess check your bias? Assholes are all over permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swordgeek@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) The school was unaware that the company did this. In Texas or Florida, it would have been the school (board) organizing the alternate shoot. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That seems unlikely, even if it's what they claim. You would need the staff to help organize the separate photos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shottymcb@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago That seems unlikely, even if it's what they claim. You would need the staff to help organize the separate photos. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] PapstJL4U@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Scotland? Was the second picture empty? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* Yeah, the second photo offered to parents was the article thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ivanafterall@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* Yeah, the second photo offered to parents was the article thumbnail. permalink fedilink source parent