It’s made worse by the non-PC term, but this isn’t completely about being politically correct...
The point is why label the kids at all? Why not just a picture of the kids and their name? This approach was just silly, unless the yearbook staff wanted to be fair and label everyone with their associated problems. I bet half the kids could be labelled in some way: ADHD, learning disability, dyslexic, eating disorder, depression, crippled, stutterer, etc.
In my class all kids got the same opportunity. What they did with it was what got them a grade, not their labels. However, their labels defined how I presented their opportunities.
BTW you can bet all parents wanted the labels "gifted", "advanced" or "accelerated".
Agreed on that. PC nonsense is a hot button issue for me and I got sidetracked. I agree there seems to be no reason whatsoever to slap a label on these children - in a yearbook no less. What would be the purpose? Bizarre - and unkind regardless of the label used.