School slammed for editing students’ yearbook photos to cover chests, shoulders

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A high school in Florida in the United States was criticized after yearbook photos of its female students were digitally edited to cover their chests and shoulders.

Photos of at least 80 students of Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Florida, were said to have been given “clumsy alterations” due to violations of the school’s code of conduct, New York Timesreported on Sunday, May 23.

Ninth-grader Riley O’Keefe stated that when she received her yearbook, a black bar was edited into her photo so less of her skin was shown. Similar edits were also seen when she looked through the rest of the yearbook.

O’Keefe added that other girls approached her, saying they felt se…

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