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 assignment.
To get clarification, Christian McGhee asked the teacher “Like space aliens or illegal aliens without green cards?”
An Hispanic classmate allegedly took offense at the question and threatened McGhee, which led to the teacher calling administrators for assistance.
