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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:Good to see intelligence rewarded for once. by tompaulco · · Score: 1, Troll

    Mixing chemicals in closed containers without knowing exactly what they do (she said she thought it would just produce some smoke), and without supervision, on school property? Extremely bad idea.
    You're right, an extremely bad idea. Perhaps schools should supply a person that could be charged with supervising classes.

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