![]() ![]() The teenager did that because, well, it was a clock, he said. It is understood the police chief was to hold a public meeting with the Muslim community this week at the local mosque.On Wednesday, police announced that the teen will not be charged.Ĭhief Larry Boyd said that Ahmed should have been “forthcoming” by going beyond the description that what he made was a clock. ![]() We will always take necessary precautions to protect our students.” “Also, this is a good time to remind your child how important it is to immediately report any suspicious items and/or suspicious behaviour they observe to any school employee so we can address it right away. “I recommend using this opportunity to talk with your child about the Student Code of Conduct and specifically not bringing items to school that are prohibited,” he wrote. MacArthur High School has been further criticised for “victim blaming” in a letter to parents issued by principal Dan Cummings.Ĭummings’ letter reassured parents that the school succeeded in protecting students from harm. White House press secretary said Ahmed was “failed” by teachers who thought the clock was possibly a bomb, describing the episode as “a teachable moment”. “Getting more minorities and girls interested in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields would be a huge benefit to the tech industry,” Pebble’s director of community Joseph Kristoffer said. Smartwatch maker Pebble sent a sarcastic tweet to the Irving Police Department asking if it would also be arrested for making digital clocks. “Young people like Ahmed are exactly the kinds of budding engineers that our schools need to be encouraging, not criminalising,” she told the LA Times. ![]() Washington-based political analyst Yousef Munayyer tweeted: “This happened in Texas but make no mistake, with extent of anti-Muslim stereotyping in the US, it could happen anywhere.”įreada Kapor Klein, founder of the Level Playing Field Institute that champions inclusive working environments, said the high school’s response was a “shameful example of bias” that minority students could face. The Council on American-Islamic Relations said it was investigating the incident, which it described as typical of the negative attitudes toward Muslims in Irving. Irving mayor Beth Van Duyne said on Facebook the school had followed correct protocol in responding to a possible threat.īut the arrest has sparked outrage, with many commentators describing the school’s knee-jerk reaction to Ahmed’s device as racial profiling it at its worst. ![]() Irving police chief Larry Boyd delivers a statement about Ahmed’s arrest. I would advise you not to show that to other teachers,”’ Ahmed told Dallas Morning News. He then brought the contraption to school on Monday to show off to his engineering teacher. “You need to show them your talent.”Īhmed spent about 20 minutes before bedtime on Sunday assembling his now-infamous clock using a circuit board, power supply wired to a digital display and other items from his bedroom. “Don’t let people change who you are, even if you get a consequence for it,” he said. I never thought I’d get this far but since I have got this far I will try my best to help not just me, but every kid in the entire world who has a problem like this.”Īhmed also offered some sage advice to other young inventors: “Go for it”. “I’ve seen Mark Zuckerberg, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama (talk about me) and I am pleased they are part of the action, the movement, to get rid of everything that has been happening, not just to me but other people around the entire globe. A NASA shirt! /nR4gt992gBâ Anil Dash September 16, 2015 I expect they will have more to say tomorrow, but Ahmed's sister asked me to share this photo. ![]()
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