A council has apologised for a “totally unacceptable” decision to offer parents a choice of class photograph, some of which had removed pupils with complex needs.
Parents at Aboyne Primary School complained after receiving a link from a photography company offering alternative pictures.
Aberdeenshire council said that the decision was not taken by the school and the link to the photos was immediately removed. It said it appreciated the distress and hurt caused. The issue has been taken up with the photography company involved.
The council said: “We are aware that following Aboyne Primary School’s recent school class photographs, links to purchase the pictures included images with and without complex needs provision pupils.
“While this was not a decision taken by the school, we absolutely
