Statement from Covington important for two reasons: 1) as a religious institution, it's important they take a stand for human values, &2 ) it's important for the boys to know that such behavior would have consequences. No, boys, rudeness & bigotry is not what makes America great.

This is what can happen when parents have no integrity and expect (naively) that the institution will substitute for the work of parenting. The church can only respond with discipline— it is not an inoculation against bad behavior. If you expect better, you’re just as naive.