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Curiosity Rewarded: Florida Teen Heading to Space Camp, Not Jail

Posted by timothy on from the this-time-my-pretty dept.

Kiera Wilmot, the Florida high school student who was expelled from her school after an unauthorized science experiment was misperceived as a weapon (at least for purposes of arrest and charging), won't be going to jail. She will, though, be going to Space Camp, thanks to a crowdfunding campaign started by author and former NASA engineer Homer Hickham. All charges against her have been dropped.

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  1. Re:I Think This Is A Bad Thing by Bigby · · Score: 5, Funny

    Einstein broke Newton's rules. Is that bad?