It ’s been apretty eventfulweek for 14 - class - old high schooltime educatee Ahmed Mohamed . On Tuesday , he was apprehend for bringing a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in Irving , Texas , which a teacher and constabulary mistook for a hoax bomb . All care were eventually dropped .
I await they will have more to say tomorrow , but Ahmed ’s sister asked me to partake in this photo . A NASA shirt!pic.twitter.com / nR4gt992gB
— Anil Dash ( @anildash)September 16 , 2015
You ’ve probably seen the story about Ahmed , the 14 year honest-to-god student in Texas who built a clock and was arrested when he …
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The science biotic community has been vociferous in its support for Ahmed , using the hashtag#IStandWithAhmedon Twitter . Many have advise the arrest was racially motivated , as he is a Muslim . And others were keen for Ahmed to continue to show such enthusiasm for scientific discipline – after all , he brought the clock in to show his teacher because he was gallant of it . " I take it to schooling because I wanted to show my teacher the talent that I had , " hesaid .
Cool clock , Ahmed . require to work it to the White House ? We should inspire more tyke like you to like skill . It ’s what makes America great .
— President Obama ( @POTUS)September 16 , 2015
Yesterday , law pronounce that all charges had been drop against Ahmed , after take him in for questioning over the clock , which consisted of a circle dining table , conducting wire and a digital display . Police hadtold himit looked " like a moving picture turkey . " One of Ahmed ’s teachers had alerted police after it honk during class , moderate him to being handcuffed and put in juvenile detainment
In a pressing conferenceyesterday , Ahmed revealed he was pass to deepen school following the incident . And with offers from countless institutions across the U.S. to continue his heat for science , he for sure wo n’t be short of opportunities .
