Student suspended for being an ‘illegal alien’ gets help from Trump after online threats

EXCLUSIVE – The 16-year-old boy who was accused of racism for asking about “illegal aliens” at his school was forced to leave his family home because of concerns about online threats.

Leah McGhee, a North Carolina mother, says her son Christian was suspended from Central Davidson High School on April 9 when he asked his English teacher for clarification about the word “alien” and used the term “illegal alien.” Since then, the family has received several threats online, prompting McGhee and her husband to expel their son from school.

“He lives 45 minutes away with our family and is enrolled in a home school there, where he excels,” McGhee said Washington Examiner. “So yeah, he can’t live with us, which devastates me as a mother. I miss my child like you can’t even imagine.”

McGhee added that her son misses his friends and his old school very much and that he was unfairly punished and put in “danger” because the school administration “didn’t want to take responsibility for the fact that they were wrong.” She also said the school administration missed an opportunity to teach students to correct themselves and take responsibility when they are wrong.

After her son was accused of racism, McGhee said she and her family received great support from former President Donald Trump, who wrote a letter of recommendation for her son.

Trump had also invited the family to his rally in North Carolina, although McGhee clarified that they were unable to meet Trump himself because the event was canceled due to severe weather.

Other major politicians who have supported the McGhee family include North Carolina Governor Mark Robinson and state Senator Carl Ford.

The Liberty Justice Center filed a lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of Christian McGhee against the Davidson County Board of Education over his suspension. The nonprofit litigation center is perhaps best known for representing Mark Janus Janus vs. AFSCME, In it, the Supreme Court ruled that non-union government employees cannot be required to pay union dues as a condition of working in the public sector.

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The lawsuit involving McGhee’s son was filed Tuesday in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina against Davidson County Schools.

The Washington Examiner has reached out to Davidson County Schools for comment.