Natalie Pinnell said parents were given the option to 'erase' her daughter Erin. Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf hasThe 'heartbroken' mother of a girl with additional support needs who was removed from a school picture has told of her 'disbelief' at a photo agency's behaviour.
'One, with specifically my child's class in it and one without her, allowing them to make the choice whether they wanted to delete her from the picture effectively.'She told how her nine-year-old daughter Erin was being 'erased' When asked by presenters Richard Madeley and Charlotte Hawkins how she responded, she said: 'Disbelief – I didn't actually believe that that could have been the reality.
She did praise the school for having 'worked so hard to enable Erin to have the opportunity to join her class photo' - but was incredulous about the decision by Tempest Photography's cameraman to then offer alternate versions. Speaking from his £3million riverside home near Falmouth, Cornwall, Mr Tempest said last week: 'We're heartbroken. We have released a statement but at the moment I'm just trying to find out what stimulated this and what the hell happened.Asked whether he would apologise to the families involved, Mr Tempest said: 'Of course I understand how upset the families must be - I would be too.
'We have got another meeting coming up and will find out whether the photographer was asked to do it. Did they do it off their own back?'Three children at Aboyne Primary School in Scotland were removed from images sent via an internet link, giving parents the option to order a photo without them in it
'I'm grateful that she's not aware of it because the damage that would do to her self-esteem would be devastating. Lisa Boyd's nine-year-old daughter Lily Nicolson, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, was also omitted from one of the class photos, along with another boy.'It is the worst that Lily has been treated in her entire life. The school is so inclusive, Lily is included in everything the school does.'
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