Feds Investigating 'Clock Kid' Ahmed Mohamed Saga

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the events surrounding Ahmed Mohamed’s treatment after he brought a homemade clock to MacArthur High School in September, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said at the Muslim Advocates dinner in Arlington, Virginia.

“We have, as you may know, opened an investigation into the case of the young man in Irving, Texas,” Lynch said Thursday at the dinner. “So we will see where that investigation goes.”

Mohamed was detained at school in September for what teachers and administrators thought was a hoax bomb. His family is suing the city of Irving and the Irving School District for what they say was discrimination against Mohamed based on his appearance and religion.

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“It’s great to hear that the department has opened an investigation into the Irving, Texas, high school, that case of the treatment of Ahmed Mohamed,” Muslim Advocates President Farhana Kher said in response to Lynch’s comments. “The kid with the homemade clock … was an issue of great concern and really struck a cord with many parents, so we really appreciate the department’s leadership in that.”

Mohamed and his family now live in Qatar, where Mohamed accepted a fellowship at a prestigious school. The family has said it would like to move back to Irving at some point.

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