North Carolina School District Settles Case After Suspending Teen for Using Term “Illegal Alien”

North Carolina School District Settles Case After Suspending Teen for Using Term “Illegal Alien”

Christian McGhee, 17, has secured a significant victory for free speech in North Carolina after the Davidson County Board of Education settled a case over his suspension for using the term “illegal alien.” What is disturbing is that, once again, the school officials themselves appear to have escaped any accountability for their abusive treatment of this student. Christian received a three-day suspension for using the phrase while discussing wor…

School District Forced to Apologize, Pay $20,000 After Suspending Student for Saying ‘Illegal Aliens’

(Slay News)—A North Carolina school district has been ordered to admit its mistake, publicly apologize, and pay $20,000 after being sued for suspending a 16-year-old student for using the term “illegal aliens” during a class discussion. The legal battle, which lasted for a year, was finally settled on Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, marking a victory for the student’s First Amendment rights. The laws…

Student suspended for saying 'illegal aliens' in class gets cash, apology from school

North Carolina school district will pay $20,000 and issue an apology after suspending a 16-year-old student for using the term 'illegal aliens' during a class discussion.