A numerical pun, Square Root Day celebrates the alignment of a date into the form of the squaring of a number. For example, May 5, 2025, or 5/5/25, represents 5 x 5 = 25, with the square root of ...

The square root symbol. After several students made comments along those lines, another student said something the sheriff’s office said could have sounded like a threat out of context.

A high school student was investigated and his home searched after allegedly making comments interpreted as possible terrorist threats when comparing the square root math symbol to a gun.

COPS in the US have launched an investigation into a school pupil after students said the square root symbol looked like a gun. Police were called to Oberlin High School in Louisiana on February 20… ...

The square root symbol. After several students made comments along those lines, another student said something the sheriff’s office said could have sounded like a threat out of context.

The square root symbol. After several students made comments along those lines, another student said something the sheriff’s office said could have sounded like a threat out of context.