Lu at the apparent direction of Pfitzer then ripped the candy cane message from each candy cane, threw the messages in the trash, and returned the candy canes back to Martinez for delivery to his classmates, according to attorneys.
Unmentioned is what the message was (possibly a Gospel quote?), which was attached to the canes.
I stand by my habit of just reading the headlines....
The article at the linked site has a link to a PDF file that includes the message.