Two Mesa High School yearbook pages devoted to students who have children or who are expectant parents have prompted angry calls from parents to the school principal.
Pages 40 and 41 of the school's 255-page yearbook, Superstition Vol. 105, feature the photos and a description of how difficult it is to raise children and attend high school at the same time. The pages are titled "I'm working a double shift."
Principal Jim Souder spent time Monday fielding calls from parents who questioned the wisdom of including photos of expectant students and student parents along with images of students who had won awards or served in school clubs.
He declined to speak with 12 News and The Republic or share information about how many calls the school received.
Mesa Public Schools spokeswoman Helen Hollands said the photos are not what the school district expects from high school yearbooks.
"A yearbook is to commemorate the achievements of the students, particularly the senior class," she said. "Probably this would not fall into that category."
Asked to characterize the level of some parents' concerns about the yearbook, Hollands said "outrage" would be too strong a word. She also said she does not expect Mesa High or the school district to change any official policies about what can be included in yearbooks and what can't.Read the rest of the story HERE and view a related video below:
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