Brianna Kraemer, Carolina Journal public policy reporter, discusses the suspension of a 16-year-old Davidson County high school student for using the words “illegal alien” in class. Kraemer offered these comments during an April 19, 2024, interview on One America News Network.
Carolina Journal’s Brianna Kraemer discusses NC student suspended for saying ‘illegal alien’
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A student was suspended for saying ‘illegal alien.’ With my reforms, NC can do better.
As a state lawmaker, it’s not my job to issue suspensions. But it is my job to improve our laws, and this incident proved our laws on short-term suspensions were inadequate.
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