In a case that raises serious questions about First Amendment rights, a 16-year-old North Carolina student has filed a federal lawsuit against the Davidson County Board of Education and Assistant Principal Eric Anderson. The lawsuit is in response to the school suspending him for using the term “illegal alien” in class.
Christian McGhee, represented by the Liberty Justice Center, alleges that his suspension from Central Davidson High School violates his constitutional rights to free speech and due process.
The incident that brought about the lawsuit occurred on April 9, 2024, during an English class vocabulary lesson according to a press release from the Liberty Justice Center.
On April 9, sophomore Christian McGhee raised his hand and asked his English teacher whether her reference to the word “aliens” referred to “space aliens, or illegal aliens who need green cards?”…
