Teen with Down Syndrome Left Out of Cheerleading Yearbook Photo – IOTW Report

Teen with Down Syndrome Left Out of Cheerleading Yearbook Photo

Townhall – In what is being called a “mistake,” by the school, Morgyn Arnold, a 14-year old with Down syndrome at Shoreline Junior High School, was left out of the yearbook picture of the cheerleading squad. Her sister, Jordyn Poll, told local Fox 13 Utah that her sister was “devastated,” but also stressed that she did not blame the other cheerleaders.

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32 Comments on Teen with Down Syndrome Left Out of Cheerleading Yearbook Photo

  1. In what is being called a “mistake,” by the school…

    To the subhuman pieces of shit that make up the progressive movement people with Down’s Syndrome are seen as what the progressive movement’s heroine Margarette Sanger declared them to be… weeds https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/opinion/cc-op-sprinkle-010420-20200104-opc3c76o4na47mtdtun4nvqw3y-story.html

    “Mistake” is their fall back position every time they are caught red handed and called out on anything. Never concede good intentions or good faith on the part of the progressive movement, it is never warranted.

    Anything and everything “education” must be considered suspect in light of education being a wholly owned subsidiary of the progressive movement. They are lying and that designation only rescinded after a thorough and exhaustive examination. Lying is their default position, never for get that and assume everything they say is a deception.

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  2. Oh. Come. On.

    First off, I’d lay money that overweight Down’s syndrome girl isn’t one of the real cheerleaders but was allowed to “participate” in order to do political correctness diversity or something.

    And second… really? She’s in high school? Mainstreamed into regular classes, or in special ed?

    And before anyone dares call me a bigot, well, see if someone with a voice that croaks like mine would be placed center front, let alone allowed anywhere near, a choir!

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  3. Who made the decision to take 2 photos, the second exactly the same but with Morgyn out? That is who needs our attention.

    HEAR, HEAR.

    WHEN he has to pay, to reproduce EVERY REPLACEMENT Yearbook for the whole student body – out of HIS own wallet – he’ll LEARN his lesson.

    As the father of 4 special needs children, ANY board of ejumakayshun sorts who OPPOSE this plan, will ALSO cough up to help replace the yearbooks.

    Even if I hafta take it OUT of their ASS. 😡

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  4. Dan

    “Decision maker” need a lot more than “attention”. Were I there I’d take him/her out back and “lay on hands”!

    I’m old but I still will fight.

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  5. If she participated as a cheerleader in practice and games during the school year she should have been in the picture.

    If the “Janitor” is correct, the decision was made by someone in authority at the school allowing her to be part of something larger than herself and participate, (for whatever reason) she still should be in the photo.

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  6. I would not be surprised if she did as much if not more than any other cheerleader to raise school spirit.

    The enthusiasm of most autistic people is contagious.

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  7. @janitgor–

    “First off, I’d lay money that overweight Down’s syndrome girl isn’t one of the real cheerleaders but was allowed to “participate” in order to do political correctness diversity or something.”

    If she was “allowed” to participate, she sure as hell should have been “allowed” to be in the official yearbook photo.

    As for not being a “real” cheerleader? I quote: “She spent hours learning dances, showing up to games, and cheering on her school friends”. What’s not “real” about that? Are you only “real” if you’re skinny and have the correct number of chromosomes?

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  8. Being the mother of a special needs son (he is now 41), I have a lot to say on this topic but no one here would be interested in hearing it. “Janitor”s post saddens me almost as much as the story. I guess I should be happy that my son isn’t fat.

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  9. It probably hurt the parents more than it did the down’s girl. I know it would me if it were my child. There would be hell to pay if that happened to me. I would demand that the year book be done over again and my kid included in the year book. She’s just as much a part of the group as the others. No excuses, that’s another insult. That’s how I roll.

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  10. I’m going with mistake. A Jr. High with 20 cheerleaders? That’s a big school. Easy enough for a photographer to take a couple of shots looking for the cleanest image. Totes easy for a kid in the yearbook department to pick the shot with everyone in uniform. Doubt anyone counted all the girls to make sure everyone was in it.

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  11. @Left Coast Dan JUNE 21, 2021 AT 5:31 PM
    “Who made the decision to take 2 photos, the second exactly the same but with Morgyn out? That is who needs our attention.”

    I agree, but also, EVERY GIRL on that team knew exactly what was going on, when they took two photos, and NONE of them spoke up.

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  12. @Hambone
    After beating that school official like a rented mule, I’d tell them that it was just a mistake.

    I like the cut of your jib. Shall we pay them a visit? 😈

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  13. Some don’t seem to understand Down Syndrome kids. Many down syndrome kids are smarter than half these little punk idiots they pass through school.
    Down syndrome kids can learn to dance and cheer, some are very athletic.
    They are also some of the most loving sweet people you’ll ever meet. Also many of them are not fat.

    If anyone allowed her on the squad because she was a token, then it was to make fun of her and a pox on all of them if that is the case.

    It doesn’t sadden me when they are made fun of or spoken about like they’re basically walking vegetables, it pisses me off.
    It’s like I’ve always told those who do so, just remember you can be normal one day and an accident can happen, a disease can happen and then you’ll be one of those people who is pointed and laughed at.

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  14. How sad. This really bothers me, I feel so bad for the girl and her family, like I’ve been gut punched. I hope the school admin gets what should be coming to them.

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  15. I was the high school photographer for our yearbook and newspaper. I took the photos and the yearbook staff, many who were cheerleaders, picked the photos to be used. The journalism teacher who oversaw the yearbook staff had total and final say on what got into the yearbook. Her boss was the HS principal. His boss was the school superintendent.

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  16. Those who would go out of the way to break a child’s heart need to be punished. Put their names out in public and require the school to reprint the yearbook, at their expense.

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