A salacious portion of a Missouri high school yearbook is drawing backlash from some parents by mentioning sex, drugs, and partying by students.
Michelle Westerfield, a mother who lives in the area outside St. Louis, joined “Fox & Friends First” to discuss the contents of the yearbook.
“There is a time and a place for everything and for a high school yearbook to glamorize casual sex, illegal drug and alcohol use is completely inappropriate,” said Westerfield who lives near the school district.
According to the New York Post, a page in the yearbook titled “Hooked(ish)” features opinions from students about “hook-up culture, the concept of a casual sexual relationship without labels, and its benefits and consequences.”
Adorned with images of Plan-B One-Step, pregnancy tests, condoms and more, the spread is full of survey responses from anonymous students about the “weirdest” places they have hooked up: a football field, a dressing room, and even a “bowling alley parking lot in the backseat of someone else’s car.”
The yearbook also included opinions from students about their drinking and smoking habits and preferences. Westerfield said she believes these kids have been “completely misled by their educators.”
A two-page spread in the Pioneer is dedicated to teenagers and their “hookups.” A bold banner on the left page reads “HOOKED(ish)”. Right under that sits this text: “Students share their opinions on hook-up culture, the concept of a casual sexual relationship without labels, and it’s benefits and consequences.”
The pages are filled with images that include pregnancy tests, birth control pills, a Plan B One-Step box, and a bra. Text on the page asks, “What is the weirdest place you have hooked-up?”
Anonymous answers included: “[The] Altered state dressing room in West County Mall.” “The football field between two field hockey goals.” “A bowling alley parking lot in the back seat of someone else’s car.” Commenters on an Instagram page that shared a yearbook image were shocked.
“No. Words. Why does Kirkwood continue to blow. my. mind. How about a section on community service … helping the poor … service hours. Anything like that? 😵💫🥹” a comment on Instagram read. Some wondered who the yearbook was targeted to. “Like a senior yearbook? Was it available to all grades?” someone asked. “Wtf! I would be so so p—ed,” another commenter wrote.
