New Berlin high school student suspended for actions at basketball game

NEW BERLIN (WITI) -- Students at one New Berlin high school find themselves at the center of controversy after wearing Drug Abuse Resistance Education or DARE t-shirts to a basketball game.

A week ago, a New Berlin West boys basketball coach was allegedly caught possessing marijuana on school grounds. In response, a group of New Berlin Eisenhower students wore the t-shirts to Tuesday's game against West. A school district spokesperson says when administrators asked the students to conceal their shirts, some refused and were asked to leave. One student made an inappropriate gesture -- and was suspended from attending Friday's game.

The parents of the student that was suspended tell FOX6 News their son knows he was wrong -- and regrets the action. They say he was frustrated that his efforts to be the best "superfan" had been thwarted.

Meanwhile, a statement from the School District of New Berlin reads in part:

According to social media chatter, a lot of New Berlin Eisenhower students planned to wear tie-dye shirts to Friday night's boys basketball game as a show of solidarity. The district's spokesperson says the district is okay with that because the opponent Friday night is not New Berlin West.