The parents of Christian McGee, a North Carolina teenager who was recently suspended from Central Davidson High School for using the word “illegal alien” in class, have filed a federal lawsuit against the school district. Christian’s mother, Leah McGee, recently spoke with BlazeTV. Sarah Gonzalez We discussed the details of the incident and lawsuit on an episode of “Sara Gonzalez Unfiltered.”
Last month, when Christian returned to his English class after using the bathroom, he realized the class was talking about aliens. He had left the room when the argument started, so he did not understand its context. So he asked his teacher. “Are you like an alien or an illegal alien who needs a green card?” As Blaze News previously reported, a Latino student sitting in front of Christian turned around and called Christian out for the remark. He insisted on hitting me.
“In my job…this is the battle and this is how we win.”
The whole incident seemed to have been blown out of proportion by the jump. Leah McGee told Sara Gonzalez that the boys had a “friendly” relationship and were just teasing each other.
“This was just two 16-year-old boys going back and forth,” Leah McGee said.
However, the head teacher appeared to insist that Christian’s question had clear racist overtones. According to Leah McGee, even though the Latina student said she was not actually offended by the term “illegal alien,” the vice principal said, “No, sir. This is a big deal. “This is important,” he said. Mrs. McGee even told Mr. Gonzalez that she likened the term to “using the N-word.”
Both boys were later suspended from school. Christian received a three-day in-school suspension for violating the school’s policy on racial discrimination, and a Latino student received a one-day in-school suspension for making a verbal threat.
Leah McGehee claimed that she and her husband, Christian, made several representations to give their side of the story to school administrators and the school district. She even offered to meet the Latina student, her mother, and her teacher to clear her air.
wastefully. Not only was Christian suspended from school, but his track coach banned him from competing in two meets, jeopardizing his chances of earning a college scholarship.
But the McGee family continues to struggle with the racist label added to Christian’s permanent record.they joined forces with Liberty Justice Centerfiled a lawsuit against the Davidson County Board of Education, alleging that the school violated Christians’ First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
“Schools are the government,” attorney Dean McGee told Sarah. “And in this case, the government labeled this child a racist, stripped him of his right to three days of education, stripped him of his ability to participate in athletics, and informed him that his appeal would not be successful. become.”
“We don’t want kids to be scared and ask questions during class.”
Gonzalez similarly complained that the school seemed intent on “tarring and feathering” Christian and “branding him with a scarlet letter” over federal law and common media terms. ing. She also believes that lawsuits like the McGee’s are a way for families with traditional beliefs and values to “win” against ideologically driven school districts and administrators.
“In my job, for me, this is the fight and this is how we win. We file cases against all these people,” Sara explained.
The full episode of Leah McGee will air on Thursday night, but you can check out a preview of it below.And definitely subscribe to Blaze TV Enjoy more original content.
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