NORTH CAROLINA STUDENT SUES SCHOOL BOARD AFTER SUSPENSION FOR USING THE TERM "ILLEGAL ALIEN"

North Carolina student sues school board after suspension for using the term 'illegal alien'---Story by Lindsay Kornick • A16-year-old North Carolina student suspended for using the term "illegal alien" in class is officially taking legal action against the school district for "harsh punishment" and "false accusations of racism."

According to the student's mother, Leah McGhee, in April, an English teacher at Central Davidson High School in Lexington gave a vocabulary assignment that involved the word "alien." In response, her son Christian asked if the teacher meant "like space aliens or illegal aliens without green cards?" MORE AT North Carolina student sues school board after suspension for using the term 'illegal alien' (msn.com)