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New Jersey Middle School Recalls Yearbooks After Infant Photo of Adolf Hitler Appears

A police probe to identify who placed the image accompanies district plans for a corrected yearbook that aims to preserve students' handwritten messages.

Overview

  • The school collected distributed yearbooks the same day students received them on June 25 after administrators discovered an infant photograph of Adolf Hitler in the baby-photos section.
  • Paramus police notified the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and launched an active investigation to determine how the image was submitted and who was responsible.
  • District officials said they are working with the unnamed yearbook vendor to produce a corrected reprint and are seeking ways for students to keep the handwritten inscriptions already inside returned copies.
  • No individual has been publicly identified as responsible, and local leaders including the mayor and Jewish organizations have condemned the inclusion and demanded transparency and accountability.
  • Reporting places the incident in a wider pattern of yearbook manipulations and recent antisemitism complaints in New Jersey schools, which officials say highlights gaps in vendor controls and school review procedures that may need stronger safeguards.