[iguana]

Oh please, I've blown up so much stuff when I was younger, and it was instrumental in encouraging me to learn about science.

Did people get hurt? No.

Was she doing it to hurt people? No.

Was she doing it for attention? No.

She was doing it out of curiosity. She doesn't deserve to be treated like a criminal.

We must look at this in terms of mens rea.

She needs a stern talking to, and probably at least a suspension from school. If they really want to escalate this to an expulsion, fine, but criminal consequences? Probation? Jail? Completely ridiculous.

Like there aren't enough actual criminals to prosecute.