HUSKER 37 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Deaf Three-Year-Old Not Allowed to Sign His Name Because It Violates Preschool’s Weapons Policy A deaf preschooler in Grand Island, Nebraska, has been prohibited from signing his own name because school administrators believe the gesture he uses looks too much like a gun. "He's deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy," Hunter Spanjer's father Brian told Channel 10/11. Hunter uses Signing Exact English or SEE — a form of manual communication that uses modified ASL handshapes in an effort to better mimic the spoken English language... more at the link Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 All my life it seemed like everybody was afraid to say my name..And how many times do you need to state your name in school? You'd hope that "blazing pistols" wouldn't incite return fire, but you never know around the mean streets of GI..Maybe get Hunter a Hunter's safety patch or an Elmer Fudd cap he can point to..(Just trying to see the other viewpoint). Quote Link to comment
HeyBurke Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The stupidity of some people... Quote Link to comment
NUance Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 In a related story the children named Smith and Wesson must stay at least 100 feet apart out of fear that someone will say their names in consecutive order. 1 Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 It violates...a gun policy? A three year old?? At a preschool??? In Grand Island, Nebraska???? Get your sh#t together, Grand Island. Is there a worse town in the state? Methinks not. 1 Quote Link to comment
carlfense Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Get your sh#t together, Grand Island. Is there a worse town in the state? Methinks not. I'll see your Grand Island and raise you a North Platte. 2 Quote Link to comment
tschu Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Get your sh#t together, Grand Island. Is there a worse town in the state? Methinks not. I'll see your Grand Island and raise you a North Platte. Haha, you make a fair point, but I'd actually much rather find myself in North Platte than GI Quote Link to comment
Decked Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Guys this will help our schools we don't want to see any crack smokin deaf 3 year olds roamin the streets. Seriously who would do this? How is this related to guns? Quote Link to comment
HUSKER 37 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 I don't necessarily agree with the school districts view..But I do have a habit of making an instant (kneejerk reaction?) judgement on crazy stuff like this, then spend the rest of my alotted time trying to figure out how/why they come up with the decisions they come up with, or what led them to this. It does pose an interesting question (or four). Like...If Hunter was your Son, would you change his name or come up with a nickname so he wouldn't be as likely to get shot by police later on in life? Quote Link to comment
Minnesota_husker Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 My fiance is from GI and actually knows the Hunters mother pretty well... It was kind of a crazy shock to see that on yahoo's front page. Quote Link to comment
GSG Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 If anyone is interested, here is their petition at Change.org: http://www.change.org/petitions/let-3-year-old-deaf-boy-hunter-spanjer-keep-his-sign-name I signed the Nickelback petition last fall and now I get frickin emails all the time for stuff Quote Link to comment
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