Ohio high school players suspended over poster

UPPER ARLINGTON (AP) — An Ohio high school says nine football players are seen making offensive hand gestures on a team poster, so they’ve been suspended for one game.

The poster of the Upper Arlington football squad was displayed by businesses in the Columbus suburb. Store owner Tom Capuano says he noticed passersby pointing at the picture, but he assumed they knew members of the team.

Upper Arlington High School Principal Kip Greenhill says the nine players will sit out tonight’s home game against Findlay High School, from northwest Ohio.

Greenhill calls the punished teammates “really good kids who made a bad decision.” He says they didn’t realize how offensive their action could become.