A dead giveaway that it was a commercially manufactured clock and not something the kid built from a kit. You’re making my point in that respect. The reason this is important is that it totally undermines his razor-thin cover story that he had invented something interesting and was so excited about it he couldn’t wait to show it to all his teachers. His motive was, obviously, to make something suspicious looking enough to provoke a response, which of course he got.
His motive was, obviously, to make something suspicious looking enough to provoke a response, which of course he got.
It was the Irving ISD's error (and gift to the Progressives) to grant him such an intemperate response (if indeed his plan was to intimidate — it's also possible he was completely innocent until the ISD overreacted, at which point his Mooselimb activist Daddy took over and engaged his CAIR connections to exploit the political windfall).
Irving ISD should have praised him for his effort, such as it was, and watched him carefully, not arrested him.