The parody profile quickly gained popularity among the school's students, and word of its existence eventually reached Trosch, who found it "degrading", "demeaning", "demoralizing", and "shocking".

[1] Layshock was suspended from school, sent to an alternative education program, and told that he would be prohibited from attending his graduation the following spring.

[2] Layshock's parents sued the school district under the United States civil code,[3] claiming that his suspension was a retaliation for his speech and therefore a violation of his First Amendment rights.

[1] In 2007, the district court ruled that the suspension violated Layshock's constitutional rights and sent the matter to a jury to determine compensatory damages.

v. Bethlehem Area School District[7] and related precedents because Layshock made no threats and did not advocate violence.