North Carolina teen slapped with three-day suspension for saying ‘illegal alien’ in class

The case of the North Carolina teen suspended for using the term “illegal alien” in class is quickly becoming a cause celebre on the right.
Christian McGhee, 16, was given a three-day out-of-school suspension from Central Davidson High School in Lexington for a question he asked after his English teacher gave a vocabulary assignment that included the word “alien.”

“Christian raised his hand and said, ‘Like space, or illegal aliens who need green cards’?” said Leah McGhee, Christian’s mother, in a Tuesday interview on “The Pete Kaliner Show,” a Charlotte-based podcast.

She said a Hispanic student reacted in class by saying he would beat up Christian. An administrator took the boys into the hall …