▁had ▁been ▁" non - respons ive " ▁and ▁" pass ive ▁ag gress ive " ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁questions ▁from ▁police ▁officers . ▁ ▁Van ▁Du y ne ▁said ▁there ▁was ▁one - s ided ▁reporting ▁of ▁the ▁interaction ▁between ▁Moh ammed ▁and ▁police , ▁saying ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁unable ▁to ▁release ▁records ▁because ▁Moh ammed ▁is ▁a ▁ju ven ile ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁has ▁refused ▁to ▁allow ▁it . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News , ▁Moh amed ' s ▁family ▁never ▁received ▁the ▁request ▁to ▁release ▁his ▁records , ▁because ▁the ▁school ▁district ▁ma iled ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁wrong ▁lawyer ; ▁the ▁letter ▁was ▁later ▁sent ▁to ▁the ▁correct ▁att or ne ys . ▁ ▁Ah med ▁Moh amed ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Moh amed , ▁when ▁question ed ▁by ▁the ▁school ▁staff ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁he ▁had ▁tried ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁bomb , ▁he ▁said , ▁" I ▁told ▁them ▁no , ▁I ▁was ▁trying ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁clock ." ▁He ▁also ▁question ed ▁the ▁fair ness ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁" because ▁I ▁brought ▁something ▁to ▁school ▁that ▁wasn ' t ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁anyone . ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁do ▁anything ▁wrong . ▁I ▁just ▁showed ▁my ▁teachers ▁something ▁and ▁I ▁end ▁up ▁being ▁arrested ▁later ▁that ▁day ." ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 1 8 , ▁Moh amed ▁El h ass an ▁Moh amed ▁announced ▁that ▁his ▁son ▁would ▁either ▁be ▁transfer ring ▁to ▁a ▁private ▁school ▁or ▁be ▁home - sch oo led .