Kiera Wilmot, a 16-year old at Bartow High School in Florida, was expelled from school this week and now faces two felony charges after her what classmates have labeled a "science project gone bad."
According to WTSP, Wilmot was mixing household chemicals in an eight-ounce water bottle Monday morning when the bottle's top flew off and a mini explosion occurred.
No one was hurt the blast.
But the police soon arrived and charged the teenager with possession/discharge of a weapon on school grounds and discharging a destructive device.
She was actually handcuffed and taken to a juvenile assessment center.
Wilmot's teacher says she never assigned her student this experiment, though principal Ron Pritchard is standing up for Wilmot.
"She wanted to see what would happen [when the chemicals mixed] and was shocked by what it did," he said, adding: "Honestly, I don't think she meant to ever hurt anyone."
Still, the school district sa
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