By . Lydia Warren . Not allowed: This photo of Jessica Urbina will not be used in her yearbook because she wore a tux . A high school student has been left out of her yearbook because she wore a tuxedo in her senior portrait, her family have said - as anger amounts against the school for its decision. Officials at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School argued that Jessica Urbina's tuxedo went against an . Archdiocese of San Francisco policy, which forces female students to wear . dresses in yearbook photos, SFGate reported. The . 18-year-old's brother, Michael, is leading the voices of anger against the . school, with many other students turning up to classes on Friday wearing . bow ties and ties in support. 'SHC, please explain to me why MY SISTER . cannot receive the same treatment as every other student? Why Sacred . Heart Cathedral?' he wrote on Twitter. Jessica's girlfriend, Katie . Emanuel, said outside the school: 'I support my girlfriend. I love my school, and . I want to make it as good as it can be for people like us.' As pressure . grew against the school, it released a statement suggesting it would . try to change the policy - without saying what would happen with . Urbina's picture. 'As we prepare to pass out yearbooks, it . is always regretful when a student portrait is omitted for any reason,' the statement said. 'We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that . all students are included in the future.' Support: Jessica, 18, is pictured in the tux with her girlfriend, Katie Emanuel, at the school prom . But her brother said that the school just wanted to use a different picture of his sister, rather than the tux image. In a statement, he said: 'I am . embarrassed to call myself an alumni of a high school that does not . equitably acknowledge, respect, value and empower all of its students.' The principal, Gary Cannon, addressed reporters outside the school. 'Every student, every senior, is in the . yearbook,' he said outside the school. ' It has to do with the ‘senior . portrait issue’ and the regulations that we have. Those policies are . clearly laid out.' According to the school policy, girls must wear 'drapes' and boys must wear a shirt, tie and coat. School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory said the Archdiocese of San Francisco's policy dictated that girls must wear dresses in yearbook photographs . He said that he had previously spoken with Jessica about what was allowed in the photograph. He added: 'Straight, gay, bi, transgender, all that. They’re all welcome at Sacred Heart Cathedral, and at the same time we’re going to be clear in terms of being a Catholic institution what the Catholic church teaches and how do we live out that faith in a meaningful way, and in a supportive way with all of our students,' he said. Michael Urbina is meeting with school administrators about the issue on Friday or Monday. Neither he nor his sister have seen the final yearbook.
School officials want to use an alternative picture of Jessica Urbina, 18, in the school yearbook, her brother has said .
Officials at the Catholic school in San Francisco said her tux was against the Archdiocese's policy, which forces female students to wear dresses .
The school will meet with Urbina and her brother to discuss the matter .
By . Lydia Warren . Not allowed: This photo of Jessica Urbina will not be used in her yearbook because she wore a tux . A high school student has been left out of her yearbook because she wore a tuxedo in her senior portrait, her family have said - as anger amounts against the school for its decision. Officials at Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory School argued that Jessica Urbina's tuxedo went against an . Archdiocese of San Francisco policy, which forces female students to wear . dresses in yearbook photos, SFGate reported. The . 18-year-old's brother, Michael, is leading the voices of anger against the . school, with many other students turning up to classes on Friday wearing . bow ties and ties in support. 'SHC, please explain to me why MY SISTER . cannot receive the same treatment as every other student? Why Sacred . Heart Cathedral?' he wrote on Twitter. Jessica's girlfriend, Katie . Emanuel, said outside the school: 'I support my girlfriend. I love my school, and . I want to make it as good as it can be for people like us.' As pressure . grew against the school, it released a statement suggesting it would . try to change the policy - without saying what would happen with . Urbina's picture. 'As we prepare to pass out yearbooks, it . is always regretful when a student portrait is omitted for any reason,' the statement said. 'We will continue to work tirelessly to ensure that . all students are included in the future.' Support: Jessica, 18, is pictured in the tux with her girlfriend, Katie Emanuel, at the school prom . But her brother said that the school just wanted to use a different picture of his sister, rather than the tux image. In a statement, he said: 'I am . embarrassed to call myself an alumni of a high school that does not . equitably acknowledge, respect, value and empower all of its students.' The principal, Gary Cannon, addressed reporters outside the school. 'Every student, every senior, is in the . yearbook,' he said outside the school. ' It has to do with the ‘senior . portrait issue’ and the regulations that we have. Those policies are . clearly laid out.' According to the school policy, girls must wear 'drapes' and boys must wear a shirt, tie and coat. School: Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory said the Archdiocese of San Francisco's policy dictated that girls must wear dresses in yearbook photographs . He said that he had previously spoken with Jessica about what was allowed in the photograph. He added: 'Straight, gay, bi, transgender, all that. They’re all welcome at Sacred Heart Cathedral, and at the same time we’re going to be clear in terms of being a Catholic institution what the Catholic church teaches and how do we live out that faith in a meaningful way, and in a supportive way with all of our students,' he said. Michael Urbina is meeting with school administrators about the issue on Friday or Monday. Neither he nor his sister have seen the final yearbook.
Jessica Urbina will not be used in her yearbook for its decision. Officials at Sacred Heart San Francisco policy, which forces female students to wear . dresses in yearbook photos, against the school, it released a statement Support: Jessica, 18, is pictured in the tux with . But her brother said that the school just wanted to use a different picture of his sister, Catholic institution what the Catholic church