Wheelchair boy placed in back row of Photo

[mamatutu]

Originally Posted by MarieB

Why did they do it by alphabetical order

That is a good question. I guess as a rule they do alpha order for yearbooks and easier to find a subject in a picture. I always think that pics should be shortest to tallest, but I am short. Either way, I don't believe for a minute that the poor boy was an oversight; it is a pretty hard to miss a wheelchair, or the fact that he had been in school with them for years. Not to mention that special arrangements should have been made for him, so he could be seen. I don't think there should be a lawsuit; I just worry about that little guy's feelings and, his perception of his fellow humans. As far as the child behind the pole, I agree with Kat; bad photographer. Obviously, the photo will be retaken. I hope our ace researcher on unusual stories, Misfit, follows up on this.

[MarieB]

They also apparently "practiced" the photo for quite a long time. I'm thinking a rocket scientist was in charge.

I'm also wondering why the mom stood there and snapped a shot instead of intervening.

[frequentflier (Premo)]

The only thing that could be worse is if they served cooked cabbage and beans for lunch

[vraiblonde]

Originally Posted by MarieB

I'm also wondering why the mom stood there and snapped a shot instead of intervening.

So she could contact the press and her lawyer.

This whole incident is ridiculously overblown.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by vraiblonde

So she could contact the press and her lawyer.

This whole incident is ridiculously overblown.

Exactly. The wheelchair isn't an automatic one which means someone helped him get to that position. I envision a fellow student putting him there and then running off to their spot and the adults responsible for the picture weren't aware he was in the back. I fully believe that had one of them realized he was back there he would have been repositioned.

The parents most certainly spotted him and did not speak up... that makes them primary at fault.

[drivingdaisy]

The kid is 11. He is plenty old enough to speak up for himself at the time it was happening.

[kwillia]

Originally Posted by drivingdaisy

The kid is 11. He is plenty old enough to speak up for himself at the time it was happening.

Oh... good point.