An English teacher's vocabulary assignment included the word 'aliens.' The student asked the teacher if the word 'referred to 'space aliens or illegal aliens who need green cards.'
Christian McGhee, 16, has filed a federal lawsuit through his parents, claiming his North Carolina school violated his freedom of speech and deprived him of due process for suspending him after he said “illegal aliens.”
Anderson brought in McGhee and the student who complained. The student, identified as R., told Anderson When R. said that he was not offended, Mr. Anderson disagreed and told R. that C.M.’s words “were a big deal,” effectively telling R. that he should have been offended. It turns out that R. and McGhee are good friends. He said he didn’t cry when he met with Anderson. He also didn’t feel upset or offended.
“Even though Christian asked a factual, non-threatening question—about a word the class was discussing—the school board branded him with false accusations of racism,”. “The school has not only violated his constitutional right to free speech, but also his right to due process and his right to access education, a guaranteed right under North Carolina law. We are proud to stand beside Christian and his family in challenging this egregious violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
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