A workaround to this issue (that you may already be aware of) is that students can, when posting, include an attachment. The option is below the HTML editor and above the "Post to Forum" button. If they attach a JPG, for example, it will be displayed within their post, at the end. Less flexible, but easy to use.
Text editors
Students can't upload files using HTML editor
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