Police Drop Charges Against Teen Whose Science Experiment Exploded At School

Florida police have dropped the charges against Kiera Wilmot, the teenager whose science experiment harmlessly exploded on school grounds. Initially, she was slated to be charged with two felonies and expelled from school for the incident. A reaction between aluminum foil and drain cleaner in a small water bottle popped the cap off, caused a noise like a firecracker, and let off a small amount of smoke early on Monday, April 22 on the grounds of her school, Bartow Senior High School, in Bartow, ...