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Parents offered class photo version with no 'complex needs' pupils (www.bbc.com)

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/13670369

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.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago

I sincerely cannot imagine what was going through their minds. In addition to the ableism there’s an incredible lack of self awareness on display here.