[Conscience of a Conservative]

Doesn't an IED usually have some component that actually, like, blows up? Could it really be that hard to determine that there was nothing in this case that would explode?

Well, in the school's defense, the homemade clock was an "improvised device," and "ID" is just one letter away from "IED," so.....yeah.

[Ha Ha Thats Very Logical]

"ID" is just one letter away from "IED," so.....yeah.

So you're saying the kid said "here, let me show you my ID," and they misunderstood him? That almost makes more sense than what actually did happen.