High School Student Suspended for Saying ‘Illegal Alien’ in Class
A North Carolina high school student has been suspended from school for saying “illegal alien” in class. Christian McGhee, a student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina, was suspended for three…
A North Carolina high school student has been suspended from school for saying “Illegal Alien” in class.
Christian McGhee, a student at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina, was suspended for three days after asking a teacher to clarify an assignment, according to Newsweek.
Leah McGhee, Christian’s mother, said the teacher told the students in her English class to use the word “alien” in an assignment, per the Carolina Journal.
That’s when , 16, asked “like space aliens or illegal aliens without green cards?”
According to an email obtained by the Carolina Journal, a classmate took offense to Christian’s question and wanted to fight. The school’s administrators ruled the words were “offensive and disrespectful to classmates who are Hispanic,” per the outlet.