Posted on 02/22/2018 10:39:46 AM PST by Gamecock
Criminal charges will not be filed against a student after allegedly saying a math symbol looked like a gun.
On Tuesday afternoon, Allen Parish Sheriff's Office deputies investigated an allegation of terrorist threats at Oberlin High School, according to the department's Facebook page. The investigation revealed that a student was completing a math problem and drew the sign for square root. Deputies say another student made a comment that the symbol looked like a gun and several other students made similar comments. According to investigators, the comment made by the student in question "could" sound like a threat when taken out of context.
Detectives also searched the students home and found no evidence that he possessed or had immediate access to any type of firearm. Investigators say there was no evidence that the student had any intent to commit harm to students or faculty.
"The student used extremely poor judgment in making the comment, but in light of the actual circumstances, there was clearly no evidence to support criminal charges," stated on the Allen Parish Sheriff's Office Facebook page.
The matter was turned over to the Allen Parish School Board for determination of disciplinary action.
Wypepo ain’ gots no kulcha
There is no way I’d let police search my home because my kid said a math symbol looked like a gun. Absolutely no way.
A gun? Radical, dude, LOL.
Knee jerk over reaction. God am I happy I had level head
parents and military training.
Call for the immediate confiscation of scientific/engineering calculator keyboards. It’s Texas Instruments fault. /S
Well if you don’t have anything to hide, what’s the harm in letting them “take a peek around?” /s /barf
Question is who is the bigger bunch of dumbasses, the “educators” or the cops. Neither appear to have walking around sense in this case. One group allegedly educates our children and the others carry firearms and can arrest you. We are a pretty screwed up country at this point. So sad...
Your tax dollars at rest.
So, your kid mentions “gun”, and John Law then has the right to enter and search your home? 4th Amendment, anyone? How about the 1st? Our governments are completely out of control.
Hey kid, next time just say "Van Halen".
“Looks more like a scythe.”
Another weapon. Off with your head!
Pretty sure the thing on the left end is the “shoulder thing that goes up.”
Teacher: Let us start with some basics in education:
Son, this is sh*t, that is Shinola.
This is a math symbol, that is a gun.
Any questions?
I think it is important to make that distinction. In cases such as this one we should not be questioning whether the police/government have the right to do [fill-in-the-blank], we should be questioning whether they have the power to do [fill-in-the-blank].
“The people who run our schools are insane.”
They’re mostly low IQ, ignorant, non-critical thinkers that got through college. They get lots of tax money, hire lots of lawyers and have little accountability. They’re indoctrinated, manipulated and applauded by Godless, leftist progressives.
And they pollute and damage our precious children.
You have a point. Kid makes the comment other kids laugh, teacher gets prissy, kid tells teacher to chill out and/or step off, next thing you know the cops are in the room. They probably have a panic button. But I don’t even have to read it to know it was WP.
“OMG its a weapon of math instruction!”
Well that didn’t take long. :-)
A weapon of math destruction with a BAYONET!!!
CALL THE NATIONAL GUARD, THE FBI ANYONE, EVERYONE!
Can you guess what was on his mind? Perhaps a current event?
Eliminate plus signs, too. Looks like Cross my heart and hope to die.
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