Georgia Newspaper Goes After Keith Jennings

The Augusta [Ga.] Chronicle published an editorial Monday claiming the U.S. Department of Education's gay assistant deputy secretary for the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools encouraged underage sex and molestation -- all while calling him by the wrong name.

The newspaper said that Kevin Jennings -- whom it referred to as Keith -- promoted underage sex with books recommended by the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network, a group that Jennings founded and headed. GLSEN, which works to stop school bullying of gay students, does recommend books, and some did have passages of a sexual nature, but all of GLSEN's recommended reading materials come with warnings for parents or guardians. It's also not clear if Jennings himself vetted the individual books.

"There can be a fine line between education and indoctrination," according to the Chronicle editorial. "But not in this case. This kind of repulsive filth shouldn't be shopped around to schoolchildren."

Conservative media, including Fox News and The Washington Times, have loudly called for Jennings's firing. President Obama appointed Jennings to his position.

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