'Creepy smile boy': Yearbook wrongly names kids

Jun 6, 2013 - 15:36
Jun 6, 2013 - 15:58
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'Creepy smile boy': Yearbook wrongly names kids
Hoosic Valley High School made an "honest mistake" when it gave children offensive nicknames.

OFFICIALS at a small school district in upstate New York say an "honest mistake" led to students being identified in the yearbook as "Creepy smile kid" and "Some tall guy."

The labels appear in photo captions of the high school yearbook at Hoosick Valley, a rural district northeast of Albany.

Acting Superintendent Amy Goodell tells the Troy Record that a "non-intentional, honest mistake" resulted in some members of the track and field team being labelled with made-up names such as "Isolation kid." Several students were identified simply as "Someone."

A photograph of the track and field page in the 2013 edition of Hoosic Valley Central School's yearbook.

 

Goodell says corrections are being made and the parents of students whose names weren't published correctly have been contacted.

The high school has about 380 students, with a graduating class of fewer than 100.

 

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Mike Gallagher Freelance writer with a passion for travelling