Lawyers for 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed request $10m from city and $5m from school district after homemade clock was mistaken for bombThe family of a Texas Muslim teenager arrested for bringing a homemade clock that was mistaken for a bomb to school demanded $15m in damages and an apology from the city of Irving and its schools to avoid a lawsuit,lawyers said on Monday.
The lawyers represent the family of Ahmed Mohamed, 14, and a student who dabbles in robotics and attended a Dallas-area tall school. His arrest in September sparked controversy,with many saying he was taken into custody because of his religion.
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Source: theguardian.com