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In reply to the discussion: School says deaf boy's name sign looks too much like a gun [View all]rpannier
(24,338 posts)50. I don't see it listed under Latest Breaking so I don't see what your problem is
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School says deaf boy's name sign looks too much like a gun [View all]
The Straight Story
Jun 2013
OP
Lawyers from National Association of the Deaf are set to weigh in on it
The Straight Story
Jun 2013
#4
Thanks for the update - fact that it was even an issue is a damned shame (nt)
The Straight Story
Jun 2013
#12
That update link has the school's statement that they are NOT requiring the kid to change his name.
SunSeeker
Jun 2013
#42
Very well said. The post title is misleading, and the OP is inflammatory, but has no substance.
Squinch
Jun 2013
#47
So the school immediately backed down back when this happened in Aug. of 2012? nt
SunSeeker
Jun 2013
#39
And it looks like the problem had nothing to do with guns. It looks like the issue
Squinch
Jun 2013
#49
continuing the tradition --think about the native american children forced into reservation schools,
niyad
Jun 2013
#10
Where do these school districts get these people? Who is running our schools?
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#19
nice try, blaming it on the anti-gun agenda. this is just another example of school district
niyad
Jun 2013
#41
Seriously, given that this story is a year old, and the incident was resolved in favor of
Squinch
Jun 2013
#48
But nothing "happened in the past." The school did not require any kid to change their sign name.
SunSeeker
Jun 2013
#53
A year ago, this controversy was resolved, and it was not even about guns. It was about which
Squinch
Jun 2013
#62
I don't see it listed under Latest Breaking so I don't see what your problem is
rpannier
Jun 2013
#50
With the passage of zero tolerance laws, automatic reporting and punitive punishments for minor shit
Nanjing to Seoul
Jun 2013
#45