Texas: Irving 9th-grader Ahmed Mohamed arrested after taking homemade clock to school

Anti-Muslim Sentiment Alive and Well in Texas

Last week, Ahmed Mohamed, the Muslim teenager who brought a clock to his Irving high school only to be arrested when his teachers decided it was a bomb, announced that he will be moving to Qatar to continue his education. Mohamed's story brings renewed ...

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http://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2015-10-30/anti-muslim-sentiment-alive-and-well-in-texas/

 

After Spring Valley High arrest, debate over role of law enforcement in schools reignites

Two days after the arrest, captured in 15 seconds of video on a classmate ... The state’s “disturbing schools” statute prohibits interfering with students or teachers, loitering on school grounds without permission, or acting in “an obnoxious ...

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Students protest IN SUPPORT of cop who dragged schoolgirl, 16, from her desk and threw her across classroom

Despite the aggressive arrest, around 100 students at the school held a rally in support of Fields on Friday. The teenager had refused to turn in her phone, prompting maths teacher Robert Long to call in Fields. Deputy Fields asked pupils sat nearby to ...

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Don’t be so quick to judge Ahmed Mohamed case

As the story goes, 14-year-old Mohamed brought a homemade digital clock to school in Irving, Texas and suspicion on the part of his teachers brought on by the clock’s apparent similarity to a bomb led to his eventual arrest. This all sounds terribly ...

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https://thegatewayonline.ca/2015/11/dont-be-so-quick-to-judge-ahmed-mohamed-case/

 

Letters demand $15 million and apologies from mayor, officials for Ahmed’s clock arrest

Mean time, here are some highlights: - After a teacher confiscated the homemade clock and the ... this would never have happened.” After the arrest, family claims, officials tried to cover their mistakes: first by suspending the boy for no reason ...

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http://irvingblog.dallasnews.com/2015/11/letter-demands-5-million-and-an-apology-for-ahmeds-treatment-over-clock.html/

 

Family of Muslim teen seeks $15M in clock incident

16, 2015, in Irving, Texas. Ahmed was arrested after a teacher thought a homemade clock he built was a bomb. (AP Photo/Brandon Wade) IRVING, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for the 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested after taking a homemade clock to his Dallas-area ...

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http://wtop.com/national/2015/11/family-of-muslim-teen-seeks-15m-in-clock-incident/

 

'Clock Kid' Ahmed Mohamed, family suing Texas city, school for $15 million

Attorneys for Mohamed, 14, and his family want $15 million in damages and apologies from several officials stemming from Mohamed’s September 14 arrest, when he brought to school a homemade clock that a teacher flagged as a possible bomb. “As American ...

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http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/11/23/ahmed-mohamed-family-suing-texas-city-school-district-for-15-million/

 

Clock Kid Ahmed Mohamed Wants $15 Million in Damages

Thank God the teacher was wrong. Mistakes by school officials and law ... from Irving ISD for damages it claims Ahmed and the family suffered after the teen was arrested. The family also wants an apology from the two entities. As the Fox 4 report notes ...

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http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2015/11/23/clock-kid-ahmed-wants-15-million-in-damages-payment-n2084499

 

Ahmed Mohamed seeks millions for homemade clock arrest

Chilling surveillance footage of 14-year-old Phillip Chism following his 24-year-old math teacher Colleen Ritzer was shown in court on Friday before jurors. Chism, who is charged with his teacher's murder, is shown in the video clip following Ritzer into ...

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'Clock Boy' Seeking $15m From City And School

A 14-year-old Muslim boy who was arrested after a homemade clock he took to his school ... Ahmed took a homemade clock to his school in September to show a teacher, but another teacher thought it could be a bomb. The school contacted police, who handcuffed ...

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http://news.sky.com/story/1592967/clock-boy-seeking-15m-from-city-and-school

 

Muslim teen handcuffed for homemade clock seeks $15M

Ahmed Mohamed, left, and the clock a teacher mistook for a bomb, right / CBS NEWS IRVING, Texas (CBS/AP) -- Attorneys for the 14-year-old Muslim boy arrested after taking a homemade clock to his Dallas-area school say he was publicly mistreated and ...

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Ahmed Mohamed demands $15m compensation and written apology for homemade clock arrest

The family of Ahmed Mohamed, the Texan schoolboy who was arrested after taking a homemade clock to school ... after he was detained when he took a homemade clock to school. A teacher contacted police after claiming the clock looked like a bomb.

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/ahmed-mohamed-demands-15m-compensation-for-homemade-clock-arrest-a6745706.html

 

Troublesome details arise about 'Clock Kid' Ahmed's arrest

If you'll recall, Ahmed is the 14-year-old boy who was arrested under suspicions of creating a "hoax bomb," but the device was nothing more than a clock. Early accounts of the events that day detailed one teacher seeing the homemade gadget and thinking ...

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http://www.engadget.com/2015/11/23/ahmed-mohamed-clock-kid-arrest-details-lawsuit/

 

Family of Muslim student demands $15M and apologies from officials over clock arrest

The teen's arrest made international headlines ... as a new student to MacArthur High School, Ahmed told some of his teachers he "was going to build something over the weekend to show them and bring it for them to see on Monday." The following Monday ...

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Lawyers of Ahmed Mohamed Seek $15,000,000

Back in September, Ahmed's story sparked national outrage after he took his homemade device to school and a teacher raised the alarm, thinking it could have been a bomb. Ahmed was arrested and suspended from school, but was ultimately never charged.

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http://www.theroot.com/articles/news/2015/11/lawyers_of_ahmed_mohamed_arrested_for_homemade_clock_seek_15_000_000.html

 

Lawyer reveals details of arrest of ‘clock kid’ Ahmed, plans to file suit

new details of his controversial arrest emerged Monday in a letter his attorney has sent to school and city officials in Irving, Tex. As many as seven adults teamed up to interrogate the 14-year-old boy after a teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb ...

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Muslim Teen Ahmed Mohamed Lawsuit: 'Clock Kid's' Family Seeking $15 Million In Damages From Texas School

Mohamed, 14, was arrested Sept. 14 when his teacher mistakenly took his homemade clock for a bomb. Criminal charges were dropped against the teenager, but Mohamed was still suspended from school for three days and had his clock confiscated. His arrest ...

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Ahmed Mohamed And Family Demand $15 Million In Damages And Apology From School District

They say his civil rights were violated and he and his family have suffered physical and mental anguish as a result of his arrest over a homemade clock, which teachers at MacArthur High School believed was an explosive device. Ahmed, a young engineer and ...

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/ahmed-mohamed-15-million-dollars-damages_565363fbe4b0258edb3263e0

 

Teen Arrested for Clock Hired Plainview Law Firm to Demand Millions from Irving Officials

It said the teacher who first accused Ahmed of making a bomb put the clock under her desk and never once reacted as though it were actually a bomb. The letter said despite an immediate knowledge that the clock was safe, Ahmed was arrested and taken to a ...

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http://www.everythinglubbock.com/news/local-news/teen-arrested-clock-hired-plainview-law-firm-to-demand-millions-from-irving-officials

 

US Muslim Teen Accused of Clock Bomb Seeks $15 Million

Chicago: The Muslim teenager arrested when a teacher mistook his homemade clock for a bomb threatened to sue his school and the town of Irving, Texas for $15 million, his lawyer said Monday. Ahmed Mohamed, 14, became an overnight sensation in September ...

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