Education Department official acknowledges error in counseling teen
Source: L. A. Times Posted By: Maxcy J...5314 days ago
Reporting from Washington - 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.
Kevin Jennings, head of the department's Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, said in a statement that he "should have handled this situation differently. I should have asked for more information and consulted legal....