Grand Island Public Schools spokesman Jack Sheard: "It’s unfortunate we’re getting a black eye..."

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Deaf child's sign language name looks too much like gun, parent says school told him

Deaf 3-year-old Hunter Spanjer of Nebraska signs his first name with a gesture resembling a gun, and his parents say his school wants him to stop. School officials say they haven't asked any deaf students to change how they sign their names.

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The policy of Grand Island schools, about 145 miles west of Omaha, forbids students "to knowingly and voluntarily possess, handle, transmit or use any instrument in school, on school grounds or at school functions that is a firearm, weapon, or looks like a weapon…"

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"It’s unfortunate we’re getting a black eye for something when we’re really dedicated to that goal," Sheard told NBC News.