[1] In 1997, an article circulated in an underground student newspaper including lay instructions on how to bypass security measures on GHS computers.

[5] Represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Boucher sued on First Amendment grounds and on September 19 was granted a preliminary injunction against his expulsion by a U.S. district court judge.

[6] In 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit sided with the school board, stating that "outlin[ing] procedures for accessing restricted information, which could lead to tampering with that information, and potential damage to the school’s computer network," was not protected speech under the First Amendment.

[7][8] The court also rejected that the article was off-campus speech, because although Boucher prepared it at home, he had intended it for publication in the underground newspaper which is distributed on school grounds.

[9] Other additions to the school included a second gym complete with new locker rooms and a fitness center, a new two-story academic wing,[9] a concession stand,[10] and a new street entrance.