Photographer forces 13-year-old cancer patient who lost hair from chemotherapy to remove hat for class photo
The photographer who worked for Lifetouch Photography told Bella that she needed to remove her hat before he could take the photo as it was against company policy
A photographer who was assigned to click yearbook photos on picture day at school told a 13-year-old girl undergoing chemotherapy treatment to take off her hat, which she was using to hide her hair loss. Now, the student says she felt humiliated by his actions.
The incident took place during Hoover Middle School's official school picture day, said 13-year-old Bella Thurston of Albuquerque, New Mexico. "It was just really humiliating and upsetting for me," Bella told KOAT. "I was trying really hard not to cry. It was just not a good experience."