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A North Carolina high school is being sued over the suspension of a 16-year-old boy for using the term “illegal alien” after claiming it was racist

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  • Christian said “illegal aliens” in class when explaining something his teacher said
  • The lawsuit alleges that the other student who threatened Christian did so only in jest
  • Leah McGhee, the boy’s mother, gets into trouble with the school board



A high school student is suing his school for giving him a three-day suspension last month for using the term “illegal aliens” in class.

The 16-year-old’s mother, Leah McGhee, said the lawsuit was necessary because North Carolina sThe school essentially labeled her son a racist, and she doesn’t want his chances of getting into college to be ruined by a misunderstanding.

“This label, so unfairly placed on his record, will hinder him,” she told NewsNation.

On April 9, Central Davidson High School sophomore Christian McGhee asked for clarification when his English teacher said the word “alien” during a class.

Christian asked if she was referring to “aliens from outer space or illegal aliens requiring green cards,” according to the lawsuit.

Christian McGhee, 16, was suspended for three days from Central Davidson High School after he used the term during a class discussion about word meanings
Christian questioned the term “alien” in an assignment and asked whether it referred to “space aliens or illegal aliens without green cards” (pictured middle).
According to initial reports, Christian’s comment apparently insulted another student, who then physically threatened Christian. The lawsuit claims the other student was not offended and joked that he was going to kick Christian’s butt, which led to school authorities getting involved at Central Davidson High School in Lexington, North Carolina (pictured).

That’s when a Hispanic student in Christian’s class “joked” that he would “kick Christian’s ass,” according to the lawsuit.

Christian and the student were then sent to the office of Assistant Principal Eric Anderson, who suspended Christian for three days for “making a racially insensitive remark that caused disruption in class,” according to a written suspension notice.

The Liberty Justice Center filed a complaint on behalf of the McGhee family against the Davidson County Board of Education and the assistant superintendent.

The educational freedom nonprofit’s attorney, Dean McGee, told Fox News Digital that the student wasn’t actually offended by Christian’s comment in class and that it was school administrators who decided to take it as seriously as they did .

“It’s the assistant principal, the administrator, who elevated this to a racist incident where there wasn’t one.” The boy who responded to our client said, “Wait a minute, I wasn’t really offended. It’s not a big deal.”

Leah McGee, standing in front of Christian, told NewsNation that her son “doesn’t have racism in his heart.”
Leah McGhee (pictured) picked up Christian from his old high school and recently attended a school board meeting where she criticized unnamed school leaders for allegedly launching a smear campaign against her after she tried to defend her son
Dean McGee, Christian’s attorney, said the assistant principal who suspended Christian in early April essentially “branded him as a racist on his permanent record.”

McGee also said that Leah McGhee suggested she sit down with the other student’s family to discuss what happened to better decide whether her son should be punished.

“And the vice principal said no,” McGee claimed. ‘Severe punishment. Three days of school delay. That was his solution. “No empathy, no understanding, just punishing this child and labeling him as a racist on his permanent record.”

At a recent school board meeting, Leah McGhee criticized school administrators for suspending her son for saying the sentence that she said school board policy would not prohibit students from saying.

After finding out she couldn’t appeal her son’s suspension, she said she emailed Davidson County school board members Alan Beck and Nick Jarvis.

“Those emails remain unanswered to this day, four weeks later,” McGhee said.

Christian’s suspension letter, which was included as an exhibit in the lawsuit filed by the Liberty Justice Center
Leah McGhee’s main concern is that her son’s comment about “illegal aliens” will not affect his college prospects, while the lawsuit claims the allegedly offended student was not actually offended

McGhee further alleged that two board members, whom she did not name, attempted to leak her arrest record from 14 years ago for possession of painkillers.

“By your reckless attempt to smear my name, you have successfully retraumatized my family,” McGhee said, also advocating that these two board members be removed from their seats.

DailyMail.com reached out to the Davidson County School Board for comment on these allegations.

According to his mother, Christian is no longer enrolled at the school, which punished him because he was subjected to exclusion, bullying and threats.

Christian is now enrolled in a homeschooling program to complete his school year.

The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in North Carolina, requires a jury trial. Lawyers for the McGhee family plan to appeal if the district court doesn’t rule in their favor.

“Our organization has appealed and won a Supreme Court case in the past.” We would be happy to do that here if necessary. “We’re in this family for the long haul,” McGee told Fox News Digital.

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