It isn't out of the ordinary for a student's science fair project to go awry at some point while a young scientist-in-training tries to perfect his or her project. What is definitely unusual, unheard of, and definitely out of the ordinary is possibly getting a felony charge when it does. Kiera Wilmot. Expelled high school science student. Enter Kiera Wilmot , a sixteen year-old budding science student with plans to further pursue courses in Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM). While attending Florida's Bartow High School, Wilmot's science project exploded and law enforcement officials were brought into the picture. While no one was injured, Wilmot was charged with 'detonating a bottle of explosive materials on the school grounds'. News sources reported that Wilmot was charged with a felony, a charge that could ruin her young career as a student trying to get into college. Attorney for Wilmot, Larry Hardaway , claims th...
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