(KGTV) - Did math students actually mistake another student's square root symbol for a picture of a gun? Yes. It happened at Olberlin High in Louisiana. When another student said the square root ...

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.

Students claim square root symbol looks like gun, sparks police investigation by: Brittney Baird. Posted: Feb 27, 2018 / 03:39 PM CST. Updated: Feb 27, 2018 / 03:39 PM CST.

Today is Cinco de Mayo. And this year, the fifth of May is filled with mathematical joy. It is — Square Root Day! It all started in 1981. "I was writing a check in late August," says Ron Gordon ...