Teacher Union Supports Safe-School Czar as More Questions Emerge
The National Education Association (NEA) has released a statement supporting President Barack Obama's Safe-Schools Czar, Kevin Jennings.
NEA President Dennis Van Roekel, said Jennings is "highly qualified."
"Mr. Jennings is under attack from conservatives and right-wing groups," he said. "One example of poor judgment should not tarnish 20 years of dedication to America's students."
As a schoolteacher, Jennings failed to report a sexual incident between an older man and a teenage boy.
A column Jennings wrote for The Huffington Post in 2007 took shots at the Christian organization Young Life, accusing it of "baiting and switching" to suck young people in.
In the same column Jennings attacks Texas' Religious Viewpoint Antidiscrimination law that protects the free-speech rights of Christian students.
Candi Cushman, education analyst for Focus on the Family Action, said the revelations are disturbing.
"This is frightening to parents and students of faith, who expect taxpayer-funded government education to be neutral and respectful toward all viewpoints," she said, "including theirs."
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