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After being bullied, a Philly student was threatened with deportation by his principal. Here’s what happened next.

The interim principal of Taggart Elementary chastised a boy who was being bullied and the student who was harassing him. "Are these two legal or illegal?" she allegedly asked.

The outside of John H. Taggart Elementary School in South Philadelphia. The former principal of the school threatened to have an undocumented student's family deported when the boy asked for help after being bullied; the Philadelphia School District just signed of on a settlement in the case.
The outside of John H. Taggart Elementary School in South Philadelphia. The former principal of the school threatened to have an undocumented student's family deported when the boy asked for help after being bullied; the Philadelphia School District just signed of on a settlement in the case.Read moreTyger Williams / Staff Photographer