I believe this to be a form of ‘false flag’ operation where you spoof the authorities with a ‘look alike’ device that is innocent AFTER EXAMINATION! So the next time something similar is seen, the observer remembers the flap and passes over the device. Do it several times and maybe BOOM?
Remember the Dept. of Homeland Security has pushed the meme of “See Something, Say Something” and this is EXACTLY what the school did! So now the kid is lionized by those who want to curry favor with the ‘oppressed’ immigrant minority.
I’m waiting for Obama to once again state that the police were behaving foolishly. I know that is what he is thinking!