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25 lines
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title: '#HelpAhmedMake'
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date: '2015-09-16T08:07:48-04:00'
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permalink: /helpahmedmake/
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tags:
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- reading
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I am utterly, utterly crushed by [this story](http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/northwest-dallas-county/headlines/20150915-irving-ninth-grader-arrested-after-taking-homemade-clock-to-school.ece). What a way to destroy the inventive spirit not just in this kid, but in so many surrounding him. But some folks are seeking ways to respond:
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> Teachers shouldn't respond to inventive kids by calling the cops. Say how you'll [\#HelpAhmedMake](https://twitter.com/hashtag/HelpAhmedMake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw): <http://t.co/8XnRCrTYe8> (Please RT!)
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> — anildash (@anildash) [September 16, 2015](https://twitter.com/anildash/status/644003364087431168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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Update:
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> Thank you fellow supporters. We can ban together to stop this racial inequality and prevent this from happening again [pic.twitter.com/fBlmckoafU](http://t.co/fBlmckoafU)
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> — Ahmed Mohamed (@IStandWithAhmed) [September 16, 2015](https://twitter.com/IStandWithAhmed/status/644158426688258048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
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