The bishop who oversees Covington Catholic High School apologized Thursday for the school's and Diocese of Covington's reaction to the incident at the Lincoln Memorial.
An initial statement from officials condemned the students for their actions. A statement released Tuesday said the diocese would initiate a third-party investigation of the incident.
"We apologize to anyone who has been offended in any way by either of our statements which were made with good will based on the information we had," wrote the Most Rev. Roger Foys. "We should not have allowed ourselves to be bullied and pressured into making a statement prematurely, and we take full responsibility for it.
"I especially apologize to Nicholas Sandmann and his family as well as to all CovCath families who have felt abandoned during this ordeal."
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