c uff ed ▁and ▁hit ▁the ▁news " ▁and ▁reported ▁that ▁" a ▁police ▁' inv estig ation ▁determined ▁the ▁student ▁apparently ▁did ▁not ▁intend ▁to ▁cause ▁alarm ▁bringing ▁the ▁device ▁to ▁school ' ." ▁S late ▁observed ▁that ▁at ▁no ▁point ▁did ▁officials ▁exhib it ▁any ▁concern ▁that ▁the ▁clock ▁was ▁dangerous . ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post ▁and ▁Time ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁Internet - sp awn ed ▁" con sp i racy ▁theories " ▁about ▁Moh amed ' s ▁motiv ations ▁were ▁partially ▁responsible ▁for ▁his ▁family ▁choosing ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁United ▁States .< ref ▁name = TIME Cons pi racy >' C lock ▁Kid ' ▁Ah med ▁Moh amed ▁Will ▁Move ▁to ▁Q atar , ▁Time , ▁ 2 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 5 </ ref > ▁▁ ▁O thers ▁▁ ▁Ter ri ▁Bur ke , ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁A CL U ▁of ▁Texas , ▁stated , ▁" I sl am oph ob ia , ▁and ▁probably ▁rac ism , ▁certainly ▁played ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁Ah med ' s ▁or de al , ▁but ▁the ▁fact ▁is ▁over ze alous ▁administr ators , ▁zero - tol er ance ▁policies , ▁and ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁officers ▁ill - equ ipped ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁school children ▁have ▁comprom ised ▁educational ▁environments ▁throughout ▁the ▁country . ▁[...] ▁Ah med ▁suffered ▁through ▁a ▁ter r ifying , ▁tra um at izing , ▁and ▁un just ▁or de al . ▁Yet ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁mass ▁expos ure ▁of ▁what ▁he ▁end ured , ▁he