Grapefruits Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Deaf toddler told by school to change his name sign 29/08/2012 12:07:00 PM by Sameer Vasta In a horrible case of political correctness gone wrong, a deaf boy is being told he's not allowed to sign his name at school anymore. School officials need a lesson in common sense. Hunter Spanjer is like any other three-year-old boy: he goes to pre-school, plays with friends, and learns new things every day. If the local school district has its way, Hunter may have to learn how to say his name, all over again. Hunter is deaf, and communicates using sign language. School officials in his district are upset at the way his name is signed; they claim that the sign may look like wagging guns and that the perceived action is potentially threatening and inappropriate for the school environment. The officials at the school district seems to be the only people who feel threatened by Hunter's name; the American Civil Liberties Union and the National Association of the Deaf have both urged the school board to reconsider its situation, and the general feeling is that the school is reading too much into an innocuous sign. They are absolutely right. Forcing Hunter to change the way he signs his name is like changing his name itself. No school should be able to force a child to change her or his name because of an over-extension of political correctness. Hunter's signing of his name is not a threat to anyone at the school or in the school district; it is his way of connecting with people, making friends, and forging his identity. I have no doubt that the school district will realize its folly and reverse their decision soon, if not today. Their knee-jerk reaction was made without any common sense or any concern over the well-being of their student — a contrarian behavior from an organization that is supposed to have the well-being of the student as their primary concern. Until then, let's make sure that the school officials realize that sometimes decisions need to be made with a little thought and a little context, rather than in a vacuum from up high. And let's make sure little Hunter knows that his name is his own, and he should be proud of it and proud of who he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-The-Great Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 ridiculous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIBdaQUIB Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Unfortunately, not a big surprise. What scares me is people that would come up with something ridiculous like this are put in positions to influence and educate our children. Education and knowledge have nothing to do with wisdom and common sense and this is another example of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyledude Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Why are so many clueless people employed as school "officials?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grapefruits Posted August 30, 2012 Author Share Posted August 30, 2012 Unfortunately, not a big surprise. What scares me is people that would come up with something ridiculous like this are put in positions to influence and educate our children. Education and knowledge have nothing to do with wisdom and common sense and this is another example of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrison Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 People are far to "soft" now a days. You can't do anything at school like you use to. I don't think it is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrels.Gone.Wild Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Holy frack! I can't even...I have no words. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Can't imagine what they would have done to me if I went there. Me and my friends play-fought with toy guns all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canuckian93 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Does anybody know where my remote is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nucklehead Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Does anybody know where my remote is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbo Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This isn't even political corectness. It's just plain ridiculous. Only in America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Standing_Tall#37 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 It's ok I guess society has gotten so wishy-washy in the last 10 years anyhow.... It's nice that everyones feelings matter and everyone gets a ribbon these days...stupid plug and play generation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heretic Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Bring back School corporal punishment and use it on the school officials. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jägermeister Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I actually hate these people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 I can think of some sign language the school officials should see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOMapleLaughs Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Guns don't kill people. Wagging fingers do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*vInTaGe* Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 This is ridiculous. I don't even... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 we used to bring our toy guns to school and played guns in the playground during recess. maybe these "officials" are the ones who were left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SukhKular Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 we used to ring our toy guns to school and played guns in the playground during recess. maybe these "officials" are the ones who were left out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avelanch Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Those were the good old days. I remember the duty-teachers trying to calm our crazy asses down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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