A student from Covington Catholic High School stands in front of Native American activist Nathan Phillips in Washington in an image from a Jan. 18 video by Kaya Taitano. (Social Media/via Reuters)An investigation released Wednesday into an encounter between Covington Catholic High School students and Native American activists at the Lincoln Memorial last month largely supports the students’ accounts of the incident, which prompted immediate and widespread condemnation of the boys after a video of the encounter went viral. The Diocese of Covington and Covington Catholic High School, which arranged the trip, were among those who initially condemned the boys’ actions in the video. Investigators were not able to interview either Phillips or Sandmann in person and instead reviewed the student’s written account. Covington Catholic is a very academically proficient educational institution; no one questions that,” he said.

Source: Washington Post February 13, 2019 17:24 UTC