Quote:Ok, fair point, so you bring him to the office "out of an abundance of caution", take the clock from him and sit him down. Once the police arrive and look at the clock, they (should, at least) instantly recognize it as something other than a bomb. Because it was established that Ahmed didn't threaten anyone with it and did not tell anyone that it was a bomb, the issue should have ended there. The absolute worst that should have happened to Ahmed was having the principal hold on to the clock until the end of the day, just to make sure no one else was spooked.

 

I don't believe most police are qualified in EOD (correct me if I am wrong). The clock was also in a briefcase it appears. You can hide a lot of stuff behind the panels of the briefcase. I would believe an untrained officer is not going to interact with the briefcase or let the student interact with it until a qualified officer confirms it is harmless. I am not familiar on the precautions an officer will take when there is a potential bomb threat. I know when I was in high school there was a mass evacuation to safe grounds until EOD determined it was safe to return.

 

 

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Here is something to ponder that isn't real clear.  Was he allowed to demonstrate and explain how it worked?  Perhaps he would have been able to teach these "educators" a thing or two.

 

If you believe it is a bomb why would you want the student to interact with it?

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