US EditionHigh Schooler Suspended for Saying "Illegal Alien" in Class Wins $20,000
- A high school student, Christian McGhee, was suspended for three days in 2024 for asking a question involving the term 'alien' during English class.
- His family filed a lawsuit claiming that the suspension violated McGhee's First Amendment rights and settled for $20,000 and a public apology from the school.
- As part of the settlement agreement, the school district will remove references to racial bias from McGhee's record and pay for his new private school tuition.
- The settlement is pending court approval, and a hearing is scheduled for July 1.
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HS student suspended for using term ‘illegal alien’ gets $20K settlement, apology
District ‘mischaracterized him in a racially biased way’ A high school student in North Carolina has been awarded a $20,000 settlement along with an apology from his school district after being suspended for saying “illegal alien” in English class last year. As noted by The Fix, the student’s class at Central Davidson High School had been instructed to use the word “alien” in a vocabulary… Source
N. Carolina teen suspended for saying 'illegal alien' in class settles lawsuit with school - the amount is unbelievable · American Wire News
A North Carolina high school student who was suspended for doing nothing wrong has been avenged. Christian McGhee, 17, was dealt a three-day suspension for using the term “illegal alien” in English class at Central Davis High School in Lexington last year. And here’s the kicker: the class was allegedly discussing the meanings of words when McGhee used the legal term, according to the New York Post. In response to the egregious suspension, McGhee…
Student wins $20k after being suspended for using word for illegal immigrants
A HIGH school student has scored a $20,000 payout and a public apology after being suspended for using a controversial term during class. Now the school is wiping his record clean of racial bias claims. Facebook/Leah McGeeA student in North Carolina was suspended last year for a question involving the term “illegal alien”[/caption] Google EarthThe student’s family sued the school for violating her son’s First Amendment rights[/caption] The teen …
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