Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Education Department official acknowledges error in counseling teen

Education Department official acknowledges error in counseling teen
Kevin Jennings, under fire from conservatives, says he erred as a teacher 21 years ago when he failed to notify authorities that a student told him he had sexual relations with an adult.

A President Obama appointee in the Education Department acknowledged Wed- nesday that as a teacher 21 years ago he mishandled an incident in which he failed to notify authorities that a 15-year-old student had told him he had sexual relations with an adult.