Religion and Politics

Report Finds No Evidence of “Offensive or Racist Statements” by Kentucky Students

CNN’s Ray Sanchez and Carma Hassan report, “An investigation into an encounter between Kentucky high school students and Native American activists has found ‘no evidence of offensive or racist statements’ by the students, according to a report posted on the Diocese of Covington website. Video of last month’s encounter between Omaha Nation elder Nathan Phillips and Covington Catholic High students at Washington’s Lincoln Memorial stirred debate over whether the teenagers were mocking Phillips or whether Phillips was interfering with them.” The diocese at first apologized to Phillips and condemned the students’ actions, but it now says that apology was premature.

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