Why was the device in English class in the first place, especially after the engineering teacher told him not to show it around? When confronted by police and his English teacher, why didn’t Mohammed just tell them to talk to the engineering teacher? When police asked Ahmed what the device was and why he brought it to school, according to WFAA: “So it was really sad that she took a wrong impression of it.” “She thought it was a threat to her,” Ahmed told reporters Wednesday. Later, Ahmed’s clock beeped during an English class, and after he revealed the device to the teacher, school officials notified the police, and Ahmed was interrogated by officers. He said he took it to school on Monday to show an engineering teacher, who said it was nice but then told him he should not show the invention to other teachers. In fact, the engineering teacher told him not to carry the device around after Mohammed showed him, according to The New York Times: And he didn’t just show the device to his engineering teacher. He didn’t explain that to police, however, according to the authorities. He explained to local news, “It was the first time I brought an invention to school to show a teacher.” Ahmed told the media that he made the clock last weekend and brought it to school to show his engineering teacher.
For those who don’t know the ins-and-outs of electronics, the device looked like a possible incendiary device. On Monday, Mohammed brought a homemade clock to school. There’s only one problem: the whole story smells.