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Covington Catholic cancels school citing ‘safety’ concerns

By Dominick Mastrangelo
Published January 22, 2019 8:17pm ET
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Covington Catholic cancels school citing ‘safety’ concerns
A police car sits at the entrance to Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Ky., Saturday, Jan 19, 2019. A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from the Catholic boys' high school mocking Native Americans outside the Lincoln Memorial on Friday after a rally in Washington. | (Bryan Woolston/AP)

The Catholic high school near the Kentucky-Ohio border that is at the center of a viral controversy was closed on Tuesday due to security concerns.

The closure comes days after video captured an encounter Friday between Covington Catholic High School and a Native American elder on the steps on the Lincoln Memorial.

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