Parents devastated as school photos offered without children with complex needs

Aberdeenshire Council has apologised, stating it is investigating the issue with company Tempest Photography.

Alternative photographs without children with additional support needs were offered to parents at an Aberdeenshire school

A photographer working for Tempest Photography took two separate photos of the P5 class at Aboyne Primary School in Aberdeenshire, with children with additional support needs reportedly removed from one set.Aberdeenshire Council has since apologised to parents, stating the decision was not taken by the school and has immediately removed the link to the photos.

Natalie Pinnell, whose daughter Erin was among those excluded from a set of photographs, told the Press and Journal it felt like having her child “erased from history”.She added: “A lot of the other parents have decided not to purchase their school photos in support. That means a lot. A second parent, Lisa Boyd, also told the newspaper her daughter Lily, a wheelchair user, was removed from an alternative photo, with the nine-year-old’s twin sister devastated.

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