Obama And Zuckerberg Respond To The Kid Arrested For Building A Clock The Way The School Should Have.

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By now, you've probably read the story of Ahmed Mohamed. The 14-year-old Texas student built a clock by himself and brought it into school to impress his teachers, only to be arrested because one of them thought it might be a bomb. People all over the Internet have rushed to Ahmed's defense, lambasting the school for being bigoted and paranoid.

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Beyond the discrimination issues, this story is a pretty dismal reflection on the state of education in the US. That's the point Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama wanted to make in his first response, which appeared (where else?) on Twitter:

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Not to be outdone, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg also sounded off in support.

Inspiring kids to like science is what makes America great, when it happens. The bright side is that this story might actually do that. Science never looks more badass than when it gets you unjustly arrested in front of your whole school. That's so punk rock.