Settlement as to Alleged Suspension for Saying “Illegal Alien” in Class Discussion
From today’s order by Judge Thomas Schroeder (M.D.N.C.) in C.M. v. Davidson County School Dist. Bd. of Ed., approving a settlement:
The proposed revised settlement agreement provides C.M. a public apology from the Davidson County Board of Education for a “mischaracterization of racial bias arising from [C.M.]’s comments,” correction of C.M.’s school records, the Board’s “acknowledge[ment] [of] the inappropriate response to this matter by a former member,” and monetary compensation of $20,000. In exchange, Plaintiff has agreed to release any and all claims against the Defendants, and the parties have agreed to pay their own attorneys’ fees and costs. The agreement specifies that its terms “are not to be construed as an admission of liability or wrongdoing” by either party and that the settlement “is entered as a cost-effective alternative to costly legal proceedings.”
Here are the factual allegations, from the motion for a preliminary injunction:
C.M. asked his English teacher whether a reference to “aliens” during class discussion referred to “space aliens or illegal aliens who ne
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