The parents of a young disabled boy want people to know they don’t blame their son’s teacher for the insensitive class photo that showed him in his wheelchair separated from his classmates.
Anne Belanger, mother of seven-year-old Miles Ambridge, said she doesn’t believe the teacher was being intentionally malicious when her son was placed at the far edge of the class photo, detached from the rest.
“I’m not on a warpath,” said the New Westminster mom. “I just want to bring awareness that this was not acceptable.”
Here’s an updated article with an new class photo.
What would be the appropriate solution? It appears the young man is as close to the bench as possible. I would place him on the lower bench, but I'm unsure of the teacher has permission to remove him from his chair. I know my old buddy who worked here had a colostomy bag attached so that wouldn't be possible. Maybe everyone scooch over? I wish I knew what the mother would prefer.