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A Chinese student was removed from Clements High School in Fort Bend, Texas after parents complained he had re-created the school grounds in a game and uploaded the map for his friends to play. The boy was placed in the district's alternate education school and later arrested, as the police considered him a "terroristic threat". The Chinese community and the boy's mother have rallied behind him, saying the school has acted too harshly in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. No charges were filed, though the boy won't be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.
A follow-up article states that they found swords in the student's room, though it is reported these were purely decorative. In addition, the school administration placed this issue at a "Level 3" meaning that "a student engages in conduct relating to a false alarm or report (including a bomb threat) or a terroristic threat involving a public school." Police officials also forced the student to delete the map and uninstall Counter-Strike from his computer.
"They arrested him," Chen said of FBISD police, "and also went to the house to search." The Lin family consented to the search, and a hammer was found in the boy's room, which he used to fix his bed, because it wasn't in good shape, Chen said. He indicated police seized the hammer as a potential weapon.
"They decided he was a terroristic threat," said one source close to the district’s investigation.
The game was Counter Strike Source. I for one think this is 100% horse shit. I feel so bad for this kid right now. He didn't do anything wrong and now he's fucked for life basically. Discuss
A Chinese student was removed from Clements High School in Fort Bend, Texas after parents complained he had re-created the school grounds in a game and uploaded the map for his friends to play. The boy was placed in the district's alternate education school and later arrested, as the police considered him a "terroristic threat". The Chinese community and the boy's mother have rallied behind him, saying the school has acted too harshly in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings. No charges were filed, though the boy won't be allowed to participate in graduation ceremonies.
A follow-up article states that they found swords in the student's room, though it is reported these were purely decorative. In addition, the school administration placed this issue at a "Level 3" meaning that "a student engages in conduct relating to a false alarm or report (including a bomb threat) or a terroristic threat involving a public school." Police officials also forced the student to delete the map and uninstall Counter-Strike from his computer.
"They arrested him," Chen said of FBISD police, "and also went to the house to search." The Lin family consented to the search, and a hammer was found in the boy's room, which he used to fix his bed, because it wasn't in good shape, Chen said. He indicated police seized the hammer as a potential weapon.
"They decided he was a terroristic threat," said one source close to the district’s investigation.
The game was Counter Strike Source. I for one think this is 100% horse shit. I feel so bad for this kid right now. He didn't do anything wrong and now he's fucked for life basically. Discuss