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<p>COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) &#8212; A Kentucky boys&#8217; school shut down its campus on Tuesday as a precaution and a small protest was held outside their diocese as fallout continued over an encounter between white teenagers, Native American marchers and a black religious sect outside the Lincoln Memorial last week.</p><p>President Donald Trump tweeted early Tuesday that the students at Covington Catholic High School &#8220;have become symbols of Fake News and how evil it can be&#8221; but says he hopes the teens will use the attention for good, and &#8220;maybe even to bring people together.&#8221;</p><p>The recorded images that initially generated outrage on social media were tightly focused on the students wearing &#8220;Make America Great Again&#8221; hats who seemed to laugh derisively as they surrounded an elderly Native American beating a drum.</p><p>Longer videos from wider perspectives emerged later over the Martin Luther King holiday weekend. They revealed that the drummer had intervened between the boys and the religious sect, at a moment when the teens seemed to be getting rowdier and the black street preacher with a megaphone who had been making racist statements against both groups was escalating his rhetoric.</p><p>Soon, all sides were pointing fingers , speaking their own truths about feeling victimized and misunderstood. And even after a fuller picture emerged, many people didn&#8217;t seem ready Tuesday to let it go.</p><p>&#8220;We just don&#8217;t know what the volatility of the situation is with these people that react and they don&#8217;t know the full story. And it&#8217;s very scary,&#8221; Jill Hamlin of Cincinnati, who was there to chaperone as the boys attended an anti-abortion rally, told FOX News Tuesday morning.</p><p>The American Indian Movement Chapter of Indiana and Kentucky held a small protest outside the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, with activists outnumbered by the media. Meanwhile, the school&#8217;s principal, Robert Rowe, said that &#8220;after meeting with local authorities,&#8221; they decided to close the campus &#8220;to ensure the safety of our students, faculty and staff.&#8221;</p><p>The diocese, which initially issued a statement criticizing the boys&#8217; behavior, was unavailable for comment Tuesday morning. Both the school and the diocese websites were taken offline.</p><p>Kentucky&#8217;s governor also weighed in, saying he was saddened by what happened.</p><p>&#8220;It was amazing how quick those who preach tolerance and non-judgment of others were to judge and label some high school students based on partial information,&#8221; Gov. Matt Bevin tweeted. &#8220;In a world where we have a wealth of information at our fingertips, we have increasingly little discernment and wisdom&#8230; Facts matter&#8230;The truth matters&#8230;Context matters&#8230; A little more genuine caring for one another and a little less digital vitriol would be good for all.&#8221;</p><style>
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