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Sunday, June 02, 2013

Grand Island Preschooler Asked to Change the Sign for His Name in School

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.

Grand Island's "Weapons in Schools" Board Policy 8470 forbids "any instrument...that looks like a weapon," But a three year-old's hands?

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8 comments:

Anonymous said...

All of these schools across the country have completely come unhinged. While the mass school shooting was terrible and tragic for everyone involved rushing into laws that are utter nonsense does no good but causes more harm.

The rush to do something PRODUCTIVE should be done when calmer, more normal thinking can occur and all the raw emotions can be taken out of the equation.

Rushing to rash decisions for the sake of public protection hasn't really done anything has it???? Almost daily we read or hear about situations like this story.

Why should a child be required to change his birth name for anyone? That is a legal slippery slope. This is just more nonsense from supposedly educated people to make a show of doing something. Really?? all you are doing to keeping wounds open, and creating a great deal of law suits that you can't pay for.

Brenda K Price said...

You have got to be kidding me...His name is Hunter for goodness sake and now they say he can't sign his own name...SMH

Anonymous said...

Just ignore them Hunter. Laugh and walk away.

Anonymous said...

More morons at work. Sad thing is they are winning. Scare the kids enough ... they will believe that guns are bad.

Anonymous said...

People do not have to send their kids to these public indoctrination centers. You do have a choice. More and more children are being home schooled for many reasons, indoctrination is one of them. Form a home school co op, it can be done. If you care anything about the education your child is receiving you can and will do what is necessary. Your tax dollars are paying for their indoctrination.

Anonymous said...

Idiots will never go away. They seem to jump on the newest tradegy, and while it is indeed very sad and folks are hurting, the idiots just make the situation(s) worse.

Anonymous said...

these are the dumbest ass people ever..poor kid. They have to find something to pick at..maybe they are related to people on the Salisbury Council...spending half an hour to move to make a period a comma, and insert some puncuation...gotta find something...for this..it is the poor kid's name! Do they have nothing better to do?

Anonymous said...

How rediculous are we going to allow this to get. C'MON, people!