Current Events > Square root symbol looks like a gun

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Police were reportedly called after students at a Louisiana high school mistook the square root symbol for a gun drawing.

On Tuesday, at Oberlin High School, a student had been completing a math problem that required drawing the square-root sign.

Students were completing a math problem Tuesday that required a square-root
One student made a comment that the symbol looked like a gun drawing
Police searched the student's home and concluded the high-schooler had no intent to cause harm to students or faculty
The student who made the comment faces potential disciplinary action
Many social media users said that the situation was blown out of proportion

Sauce: dailymail.uk
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Other articles about this made it a little more clear: one kid made a joke that, when overheard and taken out of context, sounded like a threat and (especially in the wake of recent events) that prompted investigation.
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