Administrators in a Warren County school district are investigating a photo that appears to show a group of high school wrestlers posing with a dummy, hanging by its neck wearing a Paulsboro wrestling T-shirt.

The Warren Reporter, a weekly newspaper that publishes on nj.com,

that administrators at Phillipsburg High School are investigating the photo, according to Superintendent George Chando.

"This is a student matter that is currently under investigation and upon conclusion of the investigation, the district will take those actions necessary and allowable with the law and district policies," Chando said in an email to the Warren Reporter.

The photo shows seven teenage boys posing around a wrestling dummy with a rope around its neck, hanging from the ceiling. It's wearing a red T-shirt that appears to say "Paulsboro wrestling." Two of the boys also have their sweatshirt hoods up in a point.

. On Sunday night, Phillipsburg returned home after winning the NJSIAA state championship in Toms River.

Paulsboro High School Principal Paul Morina, who is also the high school's wrestling coach, did not return a request for comment Tuesday morning.

The image is being shared on social media by numerous Paulsboro wrestling fans, who are expressing anger over what's depicted.

"How could they do this. It is just pure ignorance and racism. They should be stripped of their title, and apologize to our wrestlers!" Ashley Ivey wrote on the Paulsboro Wrestling Facebook page.

"Feeling for paulsboro right now p'burg is just wrong for doing that #norespect" Twitter user nosajkanitram wrote.

"Thanks to recent events and because he's going to hear about it from a number of sources at school and wrestling practice today...I had to explain ti (sic) my 11 yo grandson the historical significance of lunching after first explaining what a lynching is. He was upset...me too. Not really the way I wanted to start my Tuesday," wrote Paulsboro resident Patty Warren Paynter Farrow.

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