However, the school authorities called the police mistaking the electronic clock for a bomb.
Additionally, the boy has been suspended from school for three days.
Mohameds clock is now in a police evidence room.
Ahmed’s reaction after being caught
CAIR said it is also worried that some of the students rights may have been violated.
He is an excited kid who is very bright and wants to share it with his teachers.
He was like, Thats really nice.
Ahmed’s reaction after being caught
I would advise you not to show any other teachers, the teacher said.
He kept the clock inside his school bag.
Sadly, the clock kept beeping, and the teacher insisted on being showed what was causing the disruption.
Ahmed brought his invention up to show her afterward.
She was like, it looks like a bomb, he said.
I told her, It doesnt look like a bomb to me.
The school authorities called the police, who searched Mohameds belongings and questioned his intentions.
They were like, So you tried to make a bomb?
I told them no, I was trying to make a clock.
But his questioner responded, It looks like a movie bomb to me.
The school principal even threatened to expel Mohamed, if he did not make a written statement.
During questioning, officers repeatedly brought up his last name, Mohamed said.
I didnt do anything wrong.
I just showed my teachers something and I end up being arrested later that day.
Irving Police Officer James McLellan stated that school officials were worried about the unit.
He was very much less than forthcoming.
Mohamed never claimed his machine was anything but a clock, said McLellan.
But school staff and police officers remained suspicious.
It could reasonably be mistaken as a machine if left in a bathroom or under a car.
The concern was, what was this thing built for?
Do we take him into custody?
But because his name is Mohamed and because of Sept. 11, I think my son got mistreated.
She said she had spoken to lawyers about the boys arrest.
Were still investigating, she said, but it seems pretty egregious.
As for Ahmed, he is still fighting with the memory of handcuffs encircling his thin, 14-year-old wrists.
It made me feel like I wasnt human, he said in a video interview.
It made me feel like a criminal.
source: www.techworm.net
