The reason he was arrested was due to possession of a hoax bomb, not a misidentified not-bomb. That first thing is against school and state rules all on its own

The reason he was arrested was due to possession of a hoax bomb, not a misidentified not-bomb. That first thing is against school and state rules all on its own. After it was determined more or less that there was no intent to make something that looked like a bomb, he was released. And as to lying about it being an invention: "Goes to character, your honor" The 9V battery is responsible for maintaining settings in case of a power outage - I've got a clock similar to (but much newer than) that one on my nightstand - it does not power the device on its own. He disregarded his eng. teacher's instructions. If the "important thing" is that the police/teachers overreacted (which isn't in question.. zero tolerance is dumb), then why is the media, the goddamn president, and half of this thread trying to make it a race/islamophobia issue?