High School Student Allegedly Suspended for Saying "Illegal Alien" in Class Discussion Sues
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High School Student Allegedly Suspended for Saying "Illegal Alien" in Class Discussion Sues You can read the just-filed Complaint in C.M. v. Davidson County Bd. of Ed.; here's my post on the incident from when it first hit the news. A 16-year-old North Carolina high school student says he was suspended just for saying "illegal alien" while discussing word meaning in English class — possibly ruining his chances of landing a college sports scholarship. Christian McGhee, a student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, received a three-day suspension last...
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