ClydeR
06-17-2021, 12:41 PM
The cheerleading squad at Shoreline Junior High took two official team portraits this year.
The first photo included Morgyn Arnold, a 14-year-old student with Down syndrome who’d been working as the cheer team manager and knew all the routines by heart. The second photo included all the other girls, but was taken without Arnold, who was noticeably missing from her spot in the front row.
And it was that second picture without her that the school used on social media and in the yearbook.
More... (https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/06/16/utah-student-with-down/)
Since the post has drawn significant attention on social media, many have said the school district should do more — like reprint the yearbook or print a special insert for students with Arnold’s picture. And they’ve flooded the Shoreline Junior High post with comments.
One person wrote: “It’s not a mistake when this is the second year it’s happened. It’s not a mistake when there were two separate photos taken.”
In public statements, the school has called it a "mistake" and an "error." I don't understand how they can say it was accidental. Why did they even take two photos?
Should the school redo the yearbook to fix it?
The first photo included Morgyn Arnold, a 14-year-old student with Down syndrome who’d been working as the cheer team manager and knew all the routines by heart. The second photo included all the other girls, but was taken without Arnold, who was noticeably missing from her spot in the front row.
And it was that second picture without her that the school used on social media and in the yearbook.
More... (https://www.sltrib.com/news/education/2021/06/16/utah-student-with-down/)
Since the post has drawn significant attention on social media, many have said the school district should do more — like reprint the yearbook or print a special insert for students with Arnold’s picture. And they’ve flooded the Shoreline Junior High post with comments.
One person wrote: “It’s not a mistake when this is the second year it’s happened. It’s not a mistake when there were two separate photos taken.”
In public statements, the school has called it a "mistake" and an "error." I don't understand how they can say it was accidental. Why did they even take two photos?
Should the school redo the yearbook to fix it?