"Here, this is the new way I sign my name... (Reply #5)

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Sun Jun 2, 2013, 09:23 PM

Ian David (69,059 posts)

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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
well, blackburn saying women don't want equal pay laws is right up there. . .	niyad	Jun 2013	#1
Tough competition today	Fumesucker	Jun 2013	#2
ADA. Sue their asshole asses out of existence.	NYC_SKP	Jun 2013	#3
Lawyers from National Association of the Deaf are set to weigh in on it	The Straight Story	Jun 2013	#4
Good. Update already:	NYC_SKP	Jun 2013	#8
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
This all happened in August 2012. n/t	tammywammy	Jun 2013	#15
yeah August no less	PatrynXX	Jun 2013	#33
So the school immediately backed down back when this happened in Aug. of 2012? nt	SunSeeker	Jun 2013	#39
I dunno, it's not my OP.	NYC_SKP	Jun 2013	#40
The OP is 28 Aug 2012, and your update is from 29 Aug 2012. n/t	tammywammy	Jun 2013	#43
And it looks like the problem had nothing to do with guns. It looks like the issue	Squinch	Jun 2013	#49
"Here, this is the new way I sign my name...	Ian David	Jun 2013	#5
That would be cool!	Newest Reality	Jun 2013	#9
K&R! n/t	RKP5637	Jun 2013	#18
Exactly.	eShirl	Jun 2013	#23
I'm down with that.	47of74	Jun 2013	#56
that is like asking a hearing child to change their name.....	chillfactor	Jun 2013	#6
continuing the tradition --think about the native american children forced into reservation schools,	niyad	Jun 2013	#10
and Latino students who routinely have their names changed at school, or	LuckyLib	Jun 2013	#32
There was a kid in my elementary school whose last name was "Gunn"	arcane1	Jun 2013	#16
How do you sign:	Newest Reality	Jun 2013	#7
This story is a year old:	Squinch	Jun 2013	#11
His name is Hunter so the connection is logical	csziggy	Jun 2013	#13
I can sympathize with the schools actions what if the boy	newmember	Jun 2013	#14
silly ass motherfuckers	arely staircase	Jun 2013	#17
Where do these school districts get these people? Who is running our schools?	liberal_at_heart	Jun 2013	#19
Lawyers and people who aren't allowed to	defacto7	Jun 2013	#20
seriously!	downbythelake	Jun 2013	#21
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
He should learn how to speak his name	FunkyLeprechaun	Jun 2013	#22
Why stop there?	no_hypocrisy	Jun 2013	#24
Then this video would scare that school board to death	KurtNYC	Jun 2013	#25
I have a very low tolerance for grossly ignorant people. nt	Javaman	Jun 2013	#26
This is from a year ago; is there a follow up?	Brickbat	Jun 2013	#27
Yes, see upthread	The Straight Story	Jun 2013	#31
well or course it does...	Locrian	Jun 2013	#28
This is some Arrested Development shit right here.	Arkana	Jun 2013	#29
The sign for Texas involves shooting off two imaginary six-shooters	KamaAina	Jun 2013	#30
I gots your Exact English translation -right here,,,,	benld74	Jun 2013	#34
Today's Lesson...	ThoughtCriminal	Jun 2013	#35
Oh please, you're drastically underestimating how much dumb is	Egalitarian Thug	Jun 2013	#36
Well, his name is Hunter	adieu	Jun 2013	#37
Common sense	VA_Jill	Jun 2013	#38
The story is from LAST YEAR.	lbrtbell	Jun 2013	#44
And what has changed? And don't we still talk about bush on here?	The Straight Story	Jun 2013	#46
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
A case of " Homeland Absurdity " ....	orpupilofnature57	Jun 2013	#51
More like a case of "Headline Absurdity"...	SunSeeker	Jun 2013	#52
It was part of the movie ' Bowling for Columbine '	orpupilofnature57	Jun 2013	#57
When Chicken McNuggets are outlawed...	Buns_of_Fire	Jun 2013	#54
Let me guess, it is an H name. Yup, Hunter. IDIOTS there.	uppityperson	Jun 2013	#55
It didn't happen. You're being played.	SunSeeker	Jun 2013	#58
Aha, thank you. That all makes sense. Huh, I see he missed	uppityperson	Jun 2013	#61
Message auto-removed	Name removed	Jun 2013	#59
Welcome to DU my friend!	hrmjustin	Jun 2013	#60
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