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Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by Pinatubo on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:30PM (#10422293)
The school and the police didn't over-react. The media simply glossed over what the kid actually did.
Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by abritinthebay on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @12:06AM (#10423646)
Which was nothing illegal, wrong, or even against school rules.

So yes, over-reacting is exactly what they did.

Re:‘Clock kid’ Ahmed Mohamed and his family will move to Qatar by Pinatubo on Wednesday October 21, 2015 @01:31AM (#10423876)
You sound determined to believe this, so best of luck to you!