Thursday, October 1, 2009

Safe School Czar admits he knew of 15 yr old Sexual Relationship with Older Man

Kevin Jennings was teaching high school in 1988 when a gay student
confessed an involvement with an older man. Rather than reporting it,
he told the boy, "I hope you knew to use a condom."

http://blogs.cbn.com/thebrodyfile/archive/2009/09/30/kevin-jennings-arne-duncan-release-statements-on-controversy.aspx

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/30/obamas-safe-schools-czar-admits-bad-handling-teen-sex-case/

"Twenty one years later I can see how I should have handled this
situation differently. I should have asked for more information and
consulted legal or medical authorities. Teachers back then had little
training or guidance about this kind of thing. All teachers should
have a basic level of preparedness. I would like to see the Office of
Safe and Drug Free Schools play a bigger role in helping to prepare
teachers."

-Kevin Jennings, Assistant Deputy Secretary, Office of Safe and
Drug-Free Schools

Education Secretary Arne Duncan also released a statement. Read it below:

"Kevin Jennings has dedicated his professional career to promoting
school safety. He is uniquely qualified for his job and I am honored
to have him on our team."

-Arne Duncan, Education Secretary

From ABC's Jake Trapper:

That Jennings knew of a sexually active 15-year-old, of any
gender, involved with "an older man" and didn't take steps to report
that relationship to the student's parents or to authorities has made
him a target for criticism -- long before he was put in charge of the
Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools. . . . .

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