Hunter Spanjer signing his name — threatening or not?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/hunter-spanjer-3-year-old_n_1836159.html#slide=more245952
This story originally appeared in the Huffington Post, and was brought to my attention by HEARD. The article contains a video which is not captioned, but you can read the story as well.
In a move blasted by rights groups, a 3-year-old-deaf boy has been told by his Nebraska school district to change the way he signs his name because the gesture resembles shooting a gun.
Apparently, the boy’s name in Sign looks somehow similar to a weapon – although I can’t quite imagine how.
Hunter Spanjer uses the standard S.E.E., Signing Exact English. He crosses his index and middle fingers and waves them slightly to signify his name. And, Grand Island Public Schools‘ policy forbids any “instrument” that “looks like a weapon,” reported NCN.
You can read the rest of this story at Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/28/hunter-spanjer-3-year-old_n_1836159.html#slide=more245952
Learning sign language (Photo credit: daveynin)
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