Senior, high school at odds over yearbook photo

By Jennifer Cruz

Wade Gelinas said he’s not really into sports, but he thoroughly enjoys hunting. (Photo: Facebook)
A high school senior from Standish, Maine, has gained national attention after his school rejected his senior photo because it showed him holding a gun.
“It’s crazy,” Wade Gelinas said in an interview with WLBZ. “All the attention. I still can’t believe just over a little Facebook post, me ranting a little bit.”
Gelinas is an avid hunter, so when it came time to submit his senior photo for the Bonny Eagle High School yearbook, it only seemed natural to the teen to include a photo with his shotgun. The school, however, shot down the photo, so Gelinas took to social media to voice his irritation.
“So you’re telling me that a football player can have theirs with a football, a lacrosse player can have theirs with their stick, and a guy or girl can dress up like one or the other but a hunter can’t have theirs with their gun!” Gelinas wrote in a Facebook post in reference to the photo, adding that he felt the rejection was an infringement on his rights.
Nonetheless, Bonny Eagle Principal Lori Napolitano stood by the school’s decision, citing the code of conduct,

Source: Guns.com