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Mom: 'Reading' campaign humiliated son

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CARROLLTON, Texas, June 17 (UPI) -- A Texas woman said her son was humiliated by a staged picture taken by school officials that depicted the 11-year-old boy with his head in a trash can.

Shamica Neal said the photo, taken around May 5 and displayed on a bulletin board at Blanton Elementary School in Carrollton, depicts her son, Ladarion, with his head in a trash can as if he is vomiting with the school nurse nearby with the caption: "I'd rather be reading," The Dallas Morning News reported Thursday.

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Neal said the image caused her son to be teased by classmates and she has filed a grievance with the school district against the librarian, alleging her son suffered emotional damage as a result of the picture being displayed.

School officials said the picture was part of an "I'd rather be reading" campaign featuring images of students performing different tasks in different settings.

"That had nothing to do with reading," Neal said. "It was humiliating for him because kids were teasing him."

School officials confirmed a grievance was filed but would not comment further on the incident.

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