Ban assault math from our schools!
Posted on 02/23/2018 4:34:44 PM PST by nickcarraway
A high school student in Louisiana was investigated and his home was searched after he allegedly made comments interpreted as possible terrorist threats that compared the square root math symbol to a gun.
According to local news station KATC, an investigation Tuesday by the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office revealed the incident began when a Oberlin High School student drew the square root symbol while completing a math problem in class.
Another student then made a comment on the similarity of the mathematical sign to a gun, sparking opinions and comments from multiple students.
Authorities then say the student being investigated made a comment that could be interpreted as a threat when taken out of context.
“The student used extremely poor judgment in making the comment,” read a post on the Allen Parish Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. “But in light of the actual circumstances, there was clearly no evidence to support criminal charges.”
Subsequently, authorities conducted a full investigation and searched the student’s home, but concluded there was no evidence that suggested the high-schooler had any intent to cause harm to students or faculty.
Disciplinary action has not yet been taken, but will be determined by the Allen Parish School Board.
The investigation came less than one week after a gunman killed 17 people at a high school in Florida on Valentine’s Day.
However, people took to social media when news of the investigation spread, many of whom say the reaction to the comment was extreme.
Ban assault math from our schools!
Kid must be a sqaure...
Pi looks like a gun too.
It does resemble a gun (a scary assault weapon with a collapsible stock!) but those hammerheads took it way too far...
So...the snowflakes are afraid the image will jump off the page and shoot up the classroom? Or some algebra student will be reminded that he’s a pathological killer and steal a gun and shoot up the other geeks in the room?
A former algebra geek here, BTW.
So what?
High schoolers are not stupid in that they know how to push adult buttons and they like to test the limits. They are laughing their ass off that someone took them serious enough to write this article.
Wow, the snowflake kids must be softening. I thought they went nuts because all they see is Russia and Trump.
What a great way to get out of Algebra!
I still don’t know how I liked geometry but loathed algebra.
Yup
Why, this is the root of all evil
Just stop this. High school kids are not going to determine policy
Gun? It looks like a muslim praying - after the head was chopped off by terrorists.
Liberals. Always the root of every problem.
What insane asylum is there big enough to lock away these loonies?
Alas there will be a long division between students at this school.
Omicron looks like a bomb without the fuse.
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