This is 73 year old Bishop Foys, in charge of the diocese that the school is a part of. One former student told me he's uncomfortable with women and girls getting leadership positions at his schools. There was also a story about a rapist that was allowed to "walk" graduation.

As soon as the video surfaced, people started trying to ID the kids. Hard to watch that video & not feel like they're acting like a mob. Here's what I realized: if you try to ID kids to ruin their lives you're acting like a mob too. And there are more of us online than of them.

I think #CovingtonCatholic as a school community needs to do some soul searching about gender, bullying, homophobia, and especially race. They're going to need some space to do that. Let's not be a mob like they seemed to be in that video.

One former Covington student of color who got bullied told me: "It is not the worst school on the planet and a lot of worse things could have happened. Many people do have a heart there" and added if the school had diverse teachers "Racism would most definitely not be condoned."

I talked with a person who knows the "main student" in the #CovingtonCatholic video. Turns out, the #magateen 's favorite musician was the biracial rapper Logic. Here are some of his lyrics. I think this is a good way to end this thread and give this community space to reflect.

Thanks for following along this thread and this journey. As you can probably tell, a lot of research and discussions with people in the community went into it. I would appreciate a retweet or two if you found any of it meaningful to you.

One final thought: Every student in America (no matter the racial composition of their school) needs to see images like this from the Civil Rights Movement. If we can spread this knowledge of our past as a country, kids today will be more aware of how their actions echo history.

I or anyone else who knows the ID of the #CovingtonCatholic #Magateen could ruin his life so easily. But that won't fix the root causes of this problem. Instead, let's lift the heroes who fight for justice. Nathan Phillips (the elder) is a badass. And so is this lady.

p.s. - trump sucks, public schools rock, please follow me or whatever

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@arlenparsa >advocates for civil rights and tolerance >gets so mad about a video that he'll spend hours trying to find out the identities of children Is this really the person you want to be?

@arlenparsa The fact that they went to pro-life rally but act like this gentleman’s life doesn’t matter is very telling. The fact that the chaperones didn’t do anything to stop the bad behavior of these children is very telling. The MAGA hats are very telling and the fact that there are

@arlenparsa Sending love. A beautiful and though thread. Thank you, Arlen. Here’s to a hopeful future—

@arlenparsa Social media pushback by "newish" accts defending the student(s) is all I need to know abt who is trying to control the narrative. Chaperones didn't intercede; they watched the show, smiling broadly. Speaks volumes abt why the students felt so boldly empowered. #WMP

@arlenparsa Are you ready to write a long thread about the whole video?! Telling nothing about the truth and admitting to have been wrong about the kids?! The next hours will show if you appreciate more the truth or your own ego

@arlenparsa On the one hand, it's nice of you not to drag this kid. We need to stop internet mob mentality and it honestly will only turn him into a victim. On the other hand, it comes across like you're making excuses for them. Loved the thread though, very well thought out.

@arlenparsa You’re wrong.

@arlenparsa Thank you for the research you put into this thread. Perspective is everything, and kids are a reflection of their environment, in this case a bigoted one.

@arlenparsa So no mention of the fact the old guy MOVED INTO HIS FACE and. not the other way around? hmm...

@arlenparsa They are old enough to know right from wrong they damn sure fucking know what they did was racist. So why not say his name cause if it was a little black or Hispanic boy you would use the excuse of the media already exposed their names just so you can plaster their wrongs.

@arlenparsa I’m sorry everyone is misunderstanding the Logic reference and thinks you’re giving the kid a pass because he listens to Logic. Guys- that’s *not* what he’s saying...

@arlenparsa Things are really hitting a low-point, and all sides are to blame. This lack of compassion for others, including those of differing views, is toxic and leads us only to dark places. Shaking my head at everyone, including myself.

@arlenparsa This while page just made my day. And not because its deep or anything like that but because it's just, so bad. It's actually hilarious. The level of hate, it's just too good. Sit back and get ready for 2020. Aus here 👀

@arlenparsa @thecjpearson Please add @arlenparsa to your bully list. This slimeball did a deep dive and revealed all the personal info of this child.

@arlenparsa I would agree with not doxing him on Twitter - that can be dangerous - but his on Mother doxed him (and herself, self-doxing, only MAGAs would do this) - on Facebook: