Yearbook company offers free reprints after Bartram trail excessive female image modifying fiasco

ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. – The enterprise that printed the Bartram path high school yearbooks that have come under fire for holding edited pictures of dozens of female students is offering to pay for reprints, the St. Johns County faculty District validated Wednesday.

any one who wishes a new copy of the yearbook that not incorporates at the least eighty edited pictures of feminine students, which a school employee deemed to be in violation of the costume code, can return their yearbook by means of June eleven and that they'll get one other free of charge. On Thursday, the district clarified that students who wish to preserve their historic yearbook however nevertheless desire a new you'll be able to call the school and post the request form to have one ordered.

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the new, unedited yearbook can be expedited with the aid of yearbook supplier company Herff Jones, the district spoke of.

The district sent emails to anybody who bought a yearbook and gave them the choice for a reprint, regardless if the yearbook had been written in or now not.

Kevin O'Keefe's daughter, Riley, was one of the crucial college students whose portrait become altered and who helped bring attention to costume code concerns.

"I consider that it's super. I consider it referred to as out to the formative years to be part of the move," Kevin O'Keefe said. "I don't believe with out the national attention we'd have gotten as far as we did."

Kevin O'Keefe pointed out the splendor product company Dove also made a proposal to reprint devoid of college students returning their latest yearbooks.

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"Dove has provided to pay for all the yearbooks to be reprinted, unedited, and that they've contacted the school and the board assorted instances, and that they declined the offer to do this," Kevin O'Keefe stated.

The district observed Herff Jones' present made extra feel due to the fact the enterprise already has the college's info.

"I consider the reprints. I don't bear in mind handing them back. I think these children already have their books, and after everything that came about and every thing they're fighting for, they doubtless need to retain the books," Kevin O'Keefe pointed out. "and that they even have all the signatures from their chums."

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The St. Johns County faculty District superintendent observed final month the district plans to make adjustments to its yearbook editorial procedure following the incident, which made country wide headlines.

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O'Keefe spoke of he hopes whatever is discovered from this in the end.

"I suppose the greatest factor is, dress code is archaic. it's sexist. These ladies are not talking out of flip. they're being honest with how they believe. They should still no longer be capable of go to faculty and believe that approach," O'Keefe talked about.

The district is additionally exploring making sweeping alterations to its costume code and getting input from students and parents all over group meetings.

folks informed News4Jax they'll have discussions in regards to the scholar costume code on Thursday all through the first neighborhood meeting with college board individuals.

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