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 lawsuit was filed after Davidson County Schools suspended Christian McGhee in April 2023 for asking, “Do you mean space aliens or illegal aliens who need green cards?” during an English class discussion.
Although the student was making a simple point about the language being used in the debate, the school deemed his comment racially insensitive, resulting in a three-day suspension and marks indicating “racially insensitive behavior” on his permanent record.
The case caught the attention of President Donald Trump.
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