DIOCESE OF COVINGTON
Office of the Bishop

    

g. 1125 Madison Avenue, Covington KY 41011?3115
Phone: (859)392~1512 - Fax: (859) 392~1508

11 February 2019
My dear Covington Catholic High School Parents,

I am pleased to inform you that my hope and expectation expressed in my letter to you of 25
January that the results of our inquiry into the events of 18 January at the Lincoln Memorial 1n
Washington, D. C. would ?exonerate our students so that they can move forward with their lives?
has been realized. Our inquiry, conducted by a third party ?rm that has no connection with
Covington Catholic High School or the Diocese of Covington, has demonstrated that our
students did not instigate the incident that occurred at the Lincoln Memorial.

In these past several weeks since the original video went Viral two well-worn and oft-used
adages have come to mind: Seeing is believing and Perception is reality. The immediate world-
wide reaction to the initial Video led almost everyone to believe that our students had initiated the -
incident and the perception of those few minutes of Video became reality.

In truth, taking everything into account, our students were placed in a situation that was at once
bizarre and even threatening. Their reaction to the situation was, given the circumstances,
expected and?one might even say laudatory. These students had come to Washington, DC. to
support life. They marched peacefully with hundreds of thousands of others young and old and
in?between to further the cause of life. These young high school students could never have
expected what they experienced on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial while waiting for the
busses to take them home. Their stance there was surely a pro?life stance. I commend them.

I thank our students and their parents for their patience while the inquiry we ordered was
completed. The ?nal investigative report is available at Once again I af?rm
my complete trust and con?dence in our Principal of Covington Catholic, Mr. Robert Rowe.
Under his guidance these past 11 years great strides have been made at CovCath in every area
from curriculum to Catholic identity He Joins me in the sentiments expressed 1n this letter. I
also af?rm my con?dence 1n our CovCath students. As for the future, we trust in God and 1n the
spirit of CovCath, a spirit that will not die!

Yours devotedly in the Lord,



Most Revergnd Roger . Foys, D.D.
Bishop of Covington