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Family of ‘clock boy’ Ahmed Mohamed files lawsuit against school

Ahmed Mohamed, who was arrested and interrogated by Texas police after bringing a homemade clock to school, has filed a lawsuit against school officials. Vernon Bryant/The Dallas Morning News via AP

DALLAS – The family of a Muslim boy who was arrested after bringing a homemade clock to school has sued Texas school officials, saying they violated the 14-year-old boy’s civil rights.

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The lawsuit was filed Monday on behalf of Ahmed Mohamed. The teen was arrested at his suburban Dallas high school in September and charged with having a hoax bomb. He says he brought the homemade clock to school to show his teacher.

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The charge was later dropped, but he was still suspended.

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The lawsuit names Irving Independent School District, the city of Irving and the school’s principal. A district spokeswoman didn’t immediately return a phone message seeking comment Monday morning.

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The family has since moved to Qatar, citing threats and a scholarship offered to Ahmed in the Persian Gulf country.

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