▁everybody ▁in ▁middle ▁school ▁knew ▁Moh amed ▁as ▁" the ▁kid ▁who ▁makes ▁cra zy ▁contra ptions " ▁and ▁who ▁fixed ▁electron ics ▁class m ates ▁brought ▁to ▁him , ▁ear ning ▁him ▁the ▁nick name ▁" In vent or ▁Kid ". ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Mor ning ▁News , ▁Moh amed ' s ▁discipline ▁record ▁" was ▁thick ▁by ▁some ▁accounts ", ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁several ▁weeks ▁while ▁in ▁middle ▁school . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁family ▁friend , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁susp ensions ▁was ▁for ▁blow ing ▁soap ▁b ub bles ▁in ▁the ▁bath room ▁and ▁another ▁was ▁for ▁his ▁reaction ▁to ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁school ▁hall way ▁by ▁a ▁school mate . ▁During ▁that ▁time , ▁Moh amed ▁" was ▁compla ining ▁of ▁bul lying ▁– ▁not ▁just ▁by ▁students , ▁but ▁by ▁staff ", ▁reported ly ▁for ▁being ▁Muslim . ▁ ▁After ▁review ing ▁a ▁letter ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁same ▁family ▁friend ▁and ▁meeting ▁with ▁Moh amed , ▁the ▁school ▁principal ▁over turn ed ▁that ▁susp ension . ▁ ▁C lock ▁and ▁arrest ▁ ▁Moh amed ▁said ▁he ▁brought ▁the ▁clock ▁to ▁school ▁because ▁he ▁" w anted ▁to ▁impress ▁all ▁of ▁his ▁teachers ". ▁His ▁engineering ▁teacher , ▁upon ▁seeing ▁the ▁clock ▁said , ▁" That ' s ▁really ▁nice ", ▁but ▁ad vised ▁him ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁device ▁in ▁his ▁back pack ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁school ▁day , ▁as ▁he ▁thought ▁it ▁res emble d ▁something ▁a kin