Black teenage boy arrested by the police for hoax bomb says he's transferring to 'any other school'

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September 17, 2015 10:24 AM

Ahmed says he will likely transfer to "any other school."

Ahmed Mohamed

Ahmed Mohammed, 14, who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock that was believed to be a bomb, has revealed that he is still suspended from classes even though police have dropped the case against him. He says he will likely transfer to "any other school."

The arrest has garnered widespread condemnation as an act of stereotyping.

Meanwhile, social media, the white house, scientists, politicians and the tech world has rallied behind the teenager. He received not only words of encouragement, but invites to spend time with some of the biggest names in tech, and the biggest name in power, Obama.

However, Ahmed and his family, along with legal counsel and leaders from the Muslim community in Texas, held a press conference outside of the family's home on Wednesday afternoon, where they thanked Ahmed's supporters and urged for reform.

"So I guess everyone knows I’m the person who built a clock and got in a lot of trouble for it," Ahmed said, addressing the crowd of reporters outside of his home.

He also told reporters that the school had suspended him for three days — a suspension that hasn't lifted, and is still in effect until Thursday.

However, he said, "I'm transferring schools so it doesn't matter."

While the Mohamed family is still working out the details on what school Ahmed will transfer to, he says he wants it to be "any other school" but MacArthur High.

When a reporter asked if he would be going to the White House, per the invitation president Obama tweeted, Ahmed, all smiles, responded with a resounding "yes."

However, An Irving Independent School District representative declined to comment specifically on Ahmed's suspension without parental consent, citing students' right to privacy.

"Our priority is the safety of ALL students in Irving ISD, including the more than 2,800 students who attend MacArthur High School." School district spokeswoman Lesley Weaver instead told Mashable

The district wrote in a statement on its website that, while it could not explain further, the information about the incident currently available publicly is "very unbalanced."

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