A legal dispute ended this week between the Davidson County school board and a former student suspended over his use of the words “illegal alien” in class. A settlement announced in July included a public apology to Christian McGhee and a $20,000 payment to his family.
A federal judge signed an order Tuesday officially settling the legal dispute between the Davidson County school board and a former student suspended over his use of the words “illegal alien” in class. US District Judge Thomas Schroeder’s order confirmed that the settlement includes a public apology to Christian McGhee and a $20,000 payment to his family.
A federal court has approved a legal settlement between the Davidson County Board of Education and the family of Christian McGhee, a student who was suspended after making a comment in class that referred to “illegal aliens.”
A federal judge approved Tuesday a settlement ending a Davidson County family’s lawsuit against the county school system. The suit stemmed from the suspension in 2024 of a 16-year-old high school student who used the words “illegal alien” in class.
According to court documents filed last Friday, a settlement has been reached and is pending a judge's approval.
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A federal judge will allow a Cabarrus County man to proceed with his First Amendment lawsuit against county commissioners. The judge issued an order Wednesday rejecting the county’s motion to have the case dismissed.
The Immigration Reform Law Institute is supporting the federal lawsuit of a Davidson County student suspended from school for speaking the words “illegal alien” in class. The suit from 16-year-old Christian McGhee and his parents alleges that the local school system violated the student’s rights to free speech, due process, and education by suspending him from school earlier this year.
They argue that Christian’s due process rights were not violated because he was afforded a hearing prior to his suspension in compliance with state law and school policy. They say he was not entitled to appeal his short-term suspension under state law.
The meeting was packed with fired-up residents who called on the board to issue an apology and remove the infraction from Christian's record.
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