“It comes on the heels of a much bigger issue of gender discrimination and these girls being targeted and sexualized for being told that their clothes are wrong. Riley O’Keefe’s mother Stephanie Fabre is also speaking out, saying that the yearbook edits are indicative of a larger issue: a sexist dress code followed with unfair enforcement. Unfortunately, we are learning a valuable lesson in the importance of process and understanding that the intent is not always the result.” He admitted that the review of the student wardrobe had been “insufficient.” Certainly, there has never been an intent to embarrass or shame any student for the clothes that they wear. Johns County School District Superintendent Tim Forson told CNN in a statement: “It is disappointing to be addressing the student picture situation in the Bartram Trail High School Yearbook. And this just goes to prove the point that a teacher made the call and was NOT based on this so called “violation of the student code of conduct.St. Women can be tools of the patriarchy, too, and what this Aunt Lydia did to these poor girls is gross. The school district told the news outlet it was a female yearbook teacher who made the call - though obviously that doesn’t make it much better. You know how we can tell they’re telling the truth? All these girls were allowed to wear those outfits at school all day and TAKE THE PHOTOS IN THE FIRST PLACE! Don’t even get us started on how they’ve likely been wearing normal shirts like those the entirety of the school year!! on that, saying no one said anything to them about violating the dress code in those outfits. Ugh.Ībout the whole “violation of dress code” thing? Many of the students and their parents are calling B.S. Where they should have memories of their freshman year to last a lifetime, these poor girls forever have a badly photoshopped picture reminding them there’s a big fraction of the world’s population that think their bodies are disgusting. The school is receiving feedback from parents/guardians/students on making this process better for next year.” At this point the school is offering refunds to any parents calling about this issue. “Bartram Trail High School’s previous procedure was to not include student pictures in the yearbook that they deemed in violation of the student code of conduct, so the digital alterations were a solution to make sure all students were included in the yearbook. In response to the story, Bartram Trail released this statement confirming what happened - but not apologizing: The boys’ photos, in which they wore Speedos - showing way, WAY more skin - were not altered or removed in any way, showing a clear sexist bias. It didn’t take much searching to prove her point. They looked at the boys, for the swim team photos and other sports photos and thought that was fine, and that’s really upsetting and uncomfortable.” “The double standard in the yearbook is more so they looked at our body and thought just a little bit of skin showing is sexual. This idea that women’s bodies are disgusting and sinful is SUCH backwards, patriarchal B.S.!Īnd yes, it was only female students’ photos. (c) News4Jax/YouTube (c) News4Jax/YouTube Johns County School District confirmed to local outlet Action News Jax that a total of 80 girls’ photos were digitally altered to hide even the tiniest hints of cleavage. It was unfair and I was horrified, I was disgusted.” They open up the yearbook, saw pictures and that was the first thing they worried about. I don’t know if it’s male or female, either way it’s still not okay. Several students of the Florida school spoke out as well, saying the move made them feel ashamed and, ironically, “sexualized”. Over the next days it became clear this was a widespread issue, with several other parents complaining. Parents and students are now asking for a major change. She says it was deemed inappropriate by the school and photoshopped in the printed edition. This is a before and after yearbook photo taken of Bartram Trail 9th grade high school student, Riley O’Keefe. Thankfully she chose to lead the charge in speaking out: Video: Billie Eilish Drops Music Vid With Powerful Message Someone had taken her perfectly acceptable photo and decided the small amount of skin her blouse was showing was too much - and she was digitally censored (above). Last week a 9th grade student named Riley O’Keefe saw her photo in the Bartram Trail High School yearbook and was shocked. What happens when technology from the 21st century meets sexist patriarchal standards from the 19th century? You get teachers using photoshop to cover up teenage girls’ skin without their permission.
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