A federal judge approved a settlement this week between the Davidson County Board of Education and the parents of a student who was suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class.
Leah and Chad McGhee’s 16-year-old son was suspended for three days last year after making what school officials called a “racially insensitive remark.”
The parents filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education shortly after the incident. Now, court documents show the parties have reached a settlement.
The school board has agreed to issue a public apology for the “mischaracterization of racial bias” of the student’s comments and pay the family $20,000. It will also correct the student’s related school records.
The agreement specifies that its terms “are not to be construed as an admission of liability or wrongdoing” by either party.