Teenagers posed with ` ` phallic - looking rainbow ##s '' and posted the photos online . Parent brought print - outs of the photos to the school . Though Ross said she agreed with Simon 's opinion , she said the digs and jokes that pervade the document should not belittle the importance of the students ' decision to pursue the case . School suspended students from sports , sent them to counseling , asked them to apologize . Indiana district court found the school had violated the students ' First Amendment rights .
Teenagers posed with ` ` phallic - looking rainbow ##s '' and posted the photos online . Parent brought print - outs of the photos to the school . School suspended students from sports , sent them to counseling , asked them to apologize . Indiana district court found the school had violated the students ' First Amendment rights .