Several parents have called out the high school in St. John, Florida for editing the photos of female students to appear more “conservative.”
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School administrators at the Bartram High School reportedly requested for 60 photos of female students to be edited and claimed they were “inappropriate.” Many of the photos were leaked online and it shows that the necklines of the female students have been lifted higher. One of the students, Riley O’Keefe, said she noticed her edited photo once she received the published version of the yearbook and added that she was shocked by their decision because the photo was originally approved by the school.
“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. “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.”
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Another student said she felt sexualized thanks to the school’s reasoning for editing the photo and officials claim parents can ask for a refund if they don’t like the photos. However, an official statement has yet to be released by the high school.