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<blockquote data-quote="RKM" data-source="post: 1883745" data-attributes="member: 552">GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (CBS St. Louis) A Nebraska school district asked a deaf preschooler to change his sign language name because they believe the hand motion he used looked like he was shooting a gun.&nbsp;The family of 3-year-old Hunter Spanjer said that their deaf sons sign gesture violates the Grand Island Public Schools weapons policy.&nbsp;Hes deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy, Brian Spanjer, Hunters father, told Nebraska based news channel KOLN. Its a symbol. Its an actual sign, a registered sign, through (Signing Exact English).&nbsp;He also started a Facebook page in an effort to support his sons sign name, which has garnered nearly 1,000 supporters as of Tuesday afternoon.&nbsp;The Grand Island school district is hoping to come to a solution to the sign gesture soon.&nbsp;We are working with the parents to come to the best solution we can for the child, Jack Sheard, Grand Island Public Schools spokesperson, told KOLN.&nbsp;The ACLU is backing the Spanjer family, asking the school district to reconsider making Hunter change his sign gesture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RKM, post: 1883745, member: 552"] GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (CBS St. Louis) A Nebraska school district asked a deaf preschooler to change his sign language name because they believe the hand motion he used looked like he was shooting a gun. The family of 3-year-old Hunter Spanjer said that their deaf sons sign gesture violates the Grand Island Public Schools weapons policy. Hes deaf, and his name sign, they say, is a violation of their weapons policy, Brian Spanjer, Hunters father, told Nebraska based news channel KOLN. Its a symbol. Its an actual sign, a registered sign, through (Signing Exact English). He also started a Facebook page in an effort to support his sons sign name, which has garnered nearly 1,000 supporters as of Tuesday afternoon. The Grand Island school district is hoping to come to a solution to the sign gesture soon. We are working with the parents to come to the best solution we can for the child, Jack Sheard, Grand Island Public Schools spokesperson, told KOLN. The ACLU is backing the Spanjer family, asking the school district to reconsider making Hunter change his sign gesture. [/QUOTE]

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