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    Summer north is wrongfully being denied her senior photo in the yearbook because it features her daughter, and accusingly promotes teen pregnancy. The yearbook committee voted to deny her picture because it sent an 'inappropriate message' one staff member argued that Summer and Heather deserve to be in the senior section because Heather is Summer's passion.

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    Summer north is wrongfully being denied her senior photo in the yearbook because it features her daughter, and accusingly promotes teen pregnancy. The yearbook committee voted to deny her picture because it sent an 'inappropriate message' one staff member argued that Summer and Heather deserve to be in the senior section because Heather is Summer's passion.

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    Summer north is wrongfully being denied her senior photo in the yearbook because it features her daughter, and accusingly promotes teen pregnancy. The yearbook committee voted to deny her picture because it sent an 'inappropriate message' one staff member argued that Summer and Heather deserve to be in the senior section because Heather is Summer's passion.

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    SeniorSummerNorthiswrongfullybeingdeniedherseniorphototobefeaturedwiththe

    othersseniorphotosatthefrontoftheyearbookbecauseitfeaturesherdaughter,and
    accusinglypromotesteenpregnancy.Summershouldbeallowedherpictureintheyearbook
    withouthavingtopurchaseanadbecausethedenialisanactofdiscriminationagainstteen
    moms.
    Whentheyearbookcommitteevotedtodenyherpicturebecauseitsentan
    inappropriatemessage,Summerwentstraighttotheprincipalandbeggedhimtogooverthe
    headsofthestaff.Onestaffmember,RandallCaste

    eda,arguedthatSummerandHeather
    deservetobeintheseniorsectionbecauseHeatherisSummerspassion.Everyoneknew
    Summerhadababy,sothepictureisnotashockorsurprisetoanyone.
    Thequalificationsofthepicturestatedthatthestudentsprovideapicturethatreflectson
    theirsenioryear,andthatsexactlywhatSummerdid.Otherstudentswereallowedtosubmit
    photoswithpropssuchasfootballsandtrophies.Thephotographerspamphletencouraged
    studentstobringpropsthatbestrepresentsthem,andSummerfeltlikeherchildbest
    representedher.
    Summerarguedthatnowhereintheguidelinesdiditsaythatshecouldnotbringher
    child,andtodenyherthispicturewouldbediscriminationagainstteenmoms.Thepicture
    followsalloftherulesofonesenior,Summer,andsomethingthatsheispassionateabout,
    Heather.TheyearbookcommitteeispersecutingSummerforherdecisions,andusingthisto
    statetheiropiniononthesubject.
    TanyaGowler,yearbookcoeditor,saysthattheyearbookschoicetorejectthepicture
    ispurelybasedontheirmoralsandbeliefs.Theyalreadycensorthemselvesenough,andto
    allowthisphotowouldnotberepresentingtheschoolvalues.Theyevenwentontocompare
    Summersphototophotosofkidsdancinginappropriatelyataschooldance.Comparinga

    pictureofsomeoneandtheirchildtohormonallyinclinedteenagersiswheretheytrulyshowed
    theirsocalledmorals.
    Publishingthepictureinnowaypromotesteenpregnancy,butinsteaditpromotes
    perseverance.Beforeshehadherbaby,shewasathighriskofdroppingout,butafter
    Heathersbirthshewasmotivatedtograduateandbeabetterpersonforherchild.Ifanything
    thepictureprovesthatSummerbroketheteenmomstereotypeandusedherpregnancyasa
    reasontostay.
    Summersphotoisanaccuraterepresentationofhersenioryear,andthedenialis
    unnecessaryandmorallycorrupt.StandwithSummerwhenshesaysdenyingherthisphoto
    andofferinghertheoptiontopurchaseanadinthebackissendingtheacorruptmessageand
    pushingtheteenmomtotheback.

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