Ahmed Mohamed, Boy Arrested Over Homemade Clock, Withdraws From Texas School - NBCNews.com

The Muslim boy who was handcuffed last week after he took a homemade clock to class is withdrawing from his school, and his family is planning trips to the United Nations and Mecca before visiting the White House.

Ahmed Mohamed, 14, was arrested after officials at his school in Irving, Texas, mistook to the clock for a bomb. His treatment drew an outcry on social media and charges of Islamophobia. Google, Facebook and NASA all expressed support for the boy.

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