I tried to protect my 5-year-olds privacy online then his school covered his face with an emoji

A five-year-old boy is devastated because he was covered by an emoji in his official class photo.After his mother’s attempt to protect his privacy online, and a series of miscommunicated messages with the school, the final photo makes his exclusion awkwardly obvious.“It’s all my fault.Nothing I can offer or say will make him feel better,” the Sydney mom said in a Facebook post about it. The mom explains that she requested the school to not post anything to social media featuring his face.On his first day, they stuck to her request, sharing an image to Facebook of the class with her son photoshopped out. Then her mom guilt got the better of her.“I felt so bad he was the only one left out.

I called the school and told them I give them permission to show his face from now on,” she said. Unfortunately, the school didn’t adhere to the change of heart, and didn’t quite get her meaning.The mom continued, “Today all the kids in class were handed out a class photo.My son’s face has an emoji on it.” Not sure what happened, she’s now at a loss on how to explain things to her child.“He kept staring at the photo and even said he hates it.

He wants to throw it in the bin.I feel so bad and so sorry for him,” she explained. Other parents commenting on the post were not surprised by the series of events, given the ever-changing online privacy landscape.“Actually this is the school’s fault,” a fellow parent commented. “I don’t post my son on social media either but that would break my heart,” another empathised.Some encouraged the mom to stick to her morals. “You should not have to go against your own wishes and consent to social media just to get a clean image of your son’s first day of school! That’s pure laziness!” wrote one outraged commenter. ...