2d 1359 (N.D. Fla. 2008), was a decision in the Northern District of Florida which upheld a student's First Amendment right to express pro-gay sentiments at Ponce de Leon High School.
In response to a rumor that Davis had invited an anti-gay preacher to speak at the school, the group of students discussed walking out of the assembly in protest.
[1] In the days following the assembly, Davis called in the students who were displaying pro-gay messages to ask them about their sexual orientations and instruct them not to wear rainbow belts or to write "GP" or "gay pride" on their arms or notebooks.
[4] The School Board's attorney responded that all pro-gay symbols and slogans were banned because they would "likely be disruptive and interfere with the educational process.
The judge also found that the School Board, despite its claims, was equally at fault in the suppression of free speech, since it was aware of the dispute and failed to conduct a thorough investigation.