The students initially were accused of mocking a Native American participant in the Indigenous Peoples March, which coincided with the March for Life. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington and the high school issued a joint statement apologizing to the activist, identified as Nathan Phillips Saturday. VIDEO SHOWS TENSION BETWEEN NATIVE AMERICANS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS BEFORE VIRAL CLIPHowever, the emergence of longer video that appears to show some students being harassed prompted some conservatives to take back their earlier criticisms of the students. "At no time did I hear any student chant anything other than the school spirit chants," Sandmann said. "I did not witness or hear any other students chant 'build that wall' or anything hateful or racist at any time.

Source: Fox News January 21, 2019 02:03 UTC