a lawsuit the students filed with the school and their school district in September.The judge granted the preliminary injunction on Wednesday, December 22.Students at the school claim in their suit that Pendleton Heights High School has imposed an unequal burden on the gay-straight alliance by not recognizing it as an official school club.
Their suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana in September.U.S. District Judge James Sweeney ordered the school to now allow the GSA to advertise, raise funds, and be listed in the school’s handbook — like an "official" club would be allowed to do — while the lawsuit continues, according to a release by ACLU Indiana. “While this isn't the first time the ACLU of Indiana has had to.