Sex and the Safe School Czar

You may not know about Kevin Jennings, but if your children or grandchildren go to school they may be influenced by his ideas. That’s because he is Obama’s director of the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, or the “safe school czar.” You would think the job description is pretty obvious, right? Not to Kevin Jennings.

Kevin Jennings is the founder of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), which has 40 chapters at schools around the country, and he has written six books on gay rights and education.

As reported by Tony Perkins in Human Events, Jennings said in a 1995 speech that talk about “safety” was a political device used to put opponents on the defensive, weakening their attack. In a 1997 speech, he “embraced the idea of actively ‘promoting’ homosexuality.”

Perkins writes, “[Kevin Jennings] wants homosexuality to be taught in American Schools-in his book Always My Child, Jennings calls for a ‘diversity policy that mandates including LGBT [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender] themes in the curriculum.’ But he wants only one side of this controversial issue to be aired, and apparently believes in locking sexually confused kids into a ‘gay’ identity. That’s the implication of his declaration, ‘Ex-gay messages have no place in our nation’s public schools. A line has been drawn. There is no “other side” when you’re talking about lesbian, gay and bisexual students.'”

Peter Sprigg, a senior fellow at the Family Research Council, told FOXNews.com, “I think it’s unfortunate that [it] is a position that did not require any sort of confirmation process, because there are a lot of serious questions about Jennings and there has not been any forum in which Jennings has been required to answer the questions.”

Schools should be safe and drug free. Many are not, and work needs to be done to change this. Spend a few minutes looking into Jennings, and you’ll likely agree Americans need to know more about his radical ideas and lack of tolerance.

E.J. Smith is Managing Director of Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. an investment advisory firm managing portfolios for investors with over $1,000,000 in investable assets.

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E.J. Smith is the Founder of YourSurvivalGuy.com, Managing Director at Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd., a Managing Editor of Richardcyoung.com, and Editor-in-Chief of Youngresearch.com. E.J. graduated from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with a B.S. in finance and investments. In 1995, E.J. began his investment career at Fidelity Investments in Boston before joining Richard C. Young & Co., Ltd. in 1998. E.J. has trained at Sig Sauer Academy in Epping, NH, where he completed course-work in Practical and Defensive Handgun, Conceal Carry Pistol, Shotguns, Precision Scope Rifle and Kidnapping Prevention. E.J. plays a Yamaha Recording Custom drum set with Zilldjian cymbals. His first drum set was a 5-piece Slingerland with Zilldjians. He grew-up worshiping Neil Peart of the band Rush, and loves the song Tom Sawyer—the name of his family’s boat, a Grady-White Canyon 306. He grew up in Mattapoisett, MA, an idyllic small town on the water near Cape Cod. He spends time in Newport, RI and Bartlett, NH—both as far away from Wall Street as one could mentally get. The Newport office is on a quiet, tree lined street not far from the harbor and the log cabin in Bartlett, NH, the “Live Free or Die” state, sits on the edge of the White Mountain National Forest. He enjoys spending time in Key West and Paris. Please get in touch with E.J. at ejsmith@youngresearch.com. Sign up here to receive all the best content from Richardcyoung.com each week.