Deaf Child's Sign for His Name Violates "Weapons Policy"

[Teufelhund]

A three-year-old who is deaf uses a special, registered sign for his name. His school has declared that it imitates a gun and thus violates their weapons policy.

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Hunter Spanjer says his name with a certain special hand gesture, but at just three and a half years old, he may have to change it.

"He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy," explained Hunter's father, Brian Spanjer.

Could this be considered a violation of his 1st Amendment, as it is his method of speech?

[Sawin]

What's the word I'm looking for? "Libtards" anyone?

[Great-Kazoo]

What's the word I'm looking for? "Libtards" anyone?

Excelling at the art of mental masturbation. This is why the schools system is so screwed up, more time trying to figure out what cannot be done, during the school day then academics.

Classsssssssssss in a traditional cheech & chong way.

[Zundfolge]

[tmleadr03]

[sellersm]

Welcome to the 'no tolerance' insanity! Ridiculous...

[BlasterBob]

This PC shi- is getting way out of hand. Let's go back about 50 - 60 years and have the same old standards/ethics that we had way back then.

[sniper7]

the kid is 3 and a half. WTF is wrong with these fucking idiots. not only do kids play cowboys and indians, soldiers, GI joes, shooting games, participate in REAL shooting, there is even an OLYMPIC EVENT where people use real guns....yet these fucking morons let a deaf kid know he can't "speak" his name.....what is next, kids named Hunter who are not deaf are not allowed to say or hear their name?
The stupid in this world is astounding. Whoever made that decision should be cleaning up fresh cow shit with their tongue.

[jhood001]

I really hope none of those administrators ever point at anything with their hands while they're at work. It would be a damn shame if someone tackled and detained one of them for suggesting violence with a firearm with their hand gestures.

[Chad4000]

So what if his name was actually "gun"....

are we now going to decide what people can NAME THEIR OWN CHILDREN??? the symbol that he uses resembles a different word. big F'in deal....