A Scottish council and a photography company have faced widespread criticism after offering parents the option to purchase school class photos with children with complex needs removed, including a youngster in a wheelchair. The controversy erupted when parents were presented with the choice to have a version of the class photo without the presence of disabled children, leading to a mother's statement that the company had 'erased my girl from history'. This incident has sparked outrage among parents and the public, with many viewing it as a discriminatory act that symbolizes the exclusion of disabled individuals from society. The council has since issued an apology, acknowledging the insensitivity of the offer.
Parents offered alternative school photos without pupils with complex needs | ITV News https://t.co/qlzPSTQJxo
A "devastated" mum has criticised a photography firm for offering to remove children with complex needs from class photos ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/q7HFZrcC0Z
'It would be like saying to white parents "we can scratch the black kids out the photo."' This @DavidLammy caller discusses parents being given the option of editing additional needs children out of a school photograph, stressing 'it's absolutely abhorrent'. https://t.co/Y5YZtJFkXX
BREAKING: Apology over class photo without complex needs pupils https://t.co/V7rWIcxxN6
Apology over class photo without complex needs pupils https://t.co/DrcD3L47ad
Mother left in tears after daughter with complex needs 'erased' from school photo https://t.co/gNLLEcoRHb
Parents have received an apology from a Scottish council after a photography firm offered alternative pictures with or without children with “complex” needs ✍: @_RebeccaMcCurdy https://t.co/7NTh7aYwbz
Parent 'shocked' at class photo with no 'complex needs' pupils https://t.co/96sQDewGX4
This is disgraceful —. ‘You’ve erased my girl from history': Mothers' fury after photo firm offers to DELETE disabled children from class photo, with a youngster in a wheelchair among those removed from school picture | Daily Mail Online https://t.co/7KliaPJVdj
🏫 Parents of pupils with complex needs protest after children ‘erased’ from school photos https://t.co/IuftrBDDu9
'You've erased my girl from history': Mothers' fury after photo firm offers to DELETE disabled children from class photo, with a youngster in a wheelchair among those removed from school picture https://t.co/jd6v2wMrV4 https://t.co/OzrWhbzIol
Fury as parents offered version of school class photo without complex needs pupils https://t.co/aaoqJ78AO3
Fucking hell. A (mainstream, popular) photography company offered parents the chance to buy a school photo that didn’t include the disabled children. It really is a reminder just how much some of the public believe disabled people should be wiped from society. https://t.co/m4uzQRVJdt
A council has apologised after parents were offered a choice of class photos with or without children with complex needs in them. https://t.co/CjUQYBFPcy
Parents offered class photo with no 'complex needs' pupils https://t.co/Y1GkxWIyxi