User talk:DLenning

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Diane Lenning,EdM/JD was born in Long Beach, California in 1946. Diane grew up in Huntington Beach, California and attended Huntington Beach Schools K-12. An honor student all four years in high school, Diane also excelled in athletics, was senior class secretary, Drill Team Captain her Junior Year, and Flag Twirler her senior year. Diane played the violin in her Middle School Orchestra and the bells in the marching band. One of five children, Diane thrived in the small oil town in the 1950's and 1960's, a population of about 10,000 before the population explosion of the 1970's. Diane's father worked for Richfield Oil Company in Wilmington at the time, and her mother ran a country grocery store in their back yard for about ten years when the family grew up.

Diane's grandmother Ruth was a high school teacher. Watching her Grandma Ruth as a role model encouraged Diane to become a high school teacher as well. In Diane's Junior Year of High School, she decided to be a teacher. She received scholarships from the Women's Club and Assistance League that helped pay for Tuition and books for two years of college. During those two year and thereafter, Diane worked and paid her way through college at various jobs including Waite's Drug Store, USPS, and later Vandenberg AFB in Lompoc, California. Diane graduated from Cal-Poly San Luis Obispo in 1970 earning a BA Degree in History-Social Sciences and a minor in music. In that decade, she earned teaching credentials, various other credentials, and a Masters Degree in Secondary Education with an Emphasis in History.

After retiring from teaching of over 35 years in 2005-2006, Diane earned a Law Degree end of 2012.

As a Conservative, Diane was concerned about the direction of education in her home state of California. She noticed academic achievement has dropped upon return to the public school system after teaching private music lessons, Christian Schools, and the CA Youth Authority. It became more difficult as time progressed, to express one's views if her views differed from the "union mantra." Although elected to many positions in the union such as "High School Segment Director" for her school district, "State Delegate to the NEA, Alternate Delegate to CTA, and Chair of the Republican Educators Caucus in the NEA," she was purposely and intentionally thwarted from gaining many leadership positions. The "Glass Ceiling" in the union was quite "reflectively Barring." Although many union members treated me respectfully, they worked behind the scenes against my positions taken on "the floor" of meetings and Representative Assemblies. Although Highly Qualified for many positions, one union member threatened all in her department that this person would make "everyone's life a living Hell if they voted for her to be Department Chair." Diane continued to speak her Conservative Values and Opinions at NEA Conventions, although in the minority of about 9,000 other Delegates to the NEA Representative Assembly. It was hard work, a grueling schedule, "hot" forum, and drained Diane's energy stamina. Upon return from the NEA Convention in 2004, Diane saw a "gray wall" and collapsed. In the emergency room, it was determined extremely low levels of Potassium to be the cause compounded with a grueling schedule of work, Union meetings, and Conventions.

As a matter of history, Diane's Career Culminated with National Coverage regarding her stated concerns and objections to the NEA awarding Kevin Jennings the Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights Award. The Truth as Diane viewed the facts, show she believed Awards given by her professional organization, the NEA, should be awarded to individuals with a degree of character exemplary of educators across America. On the back of Diane Lenning's teaching credential, it stated teachers are "Mandatory Reporters" of students under their oversight, and all cases of abuse, sexual misconduct, and physical harm Must be Reported to proper authorities. Although Diane had nothing against Kevin Jennings, she believed National Awards of High Honors regarding our nation's children required High Standards of Review. In Kevin Jenning's book, One Teacher In 10 Jennings stated he counseled a male student of his named Brewster after he confided in his teacher Kevin Jennings about a few sexual encounters with an "older man." Brewster shared feelings of anguish and confusion about his sexual encounters that brought him to seek help from his teacher Kevin Jennings. Rather than Report the abuse, Kevin Jennings chose to ignore Mandatory Reporting and talked with Brewster from time to time.

Charges were never filed, because Diane's objection and concern regarded the need for the Award of the NEA Teachers' Professional Organization to uphold legal and expected standards of the teaching profession. Diane had no standing in Massachusetts.

The Issue Addressed was "Failing to Mandatory Report" Sexual Encounters of one of his students with an "older man." Massachusetts Law of 1988 was not at issue for Diane or the "age of consent," as some alleged in the aftermath. While Jenning's conduct may or may not have been chargeable, Diane believed someone receiving a Humanitarian Award would have acted in the "Best Interest" of the student by following "Good Practices of Good Teachers" who follow Mandatory Reporting requirements and requested the NEA withdraw him as the recipient. Research indicates Age of Majority is 18 years of age in all States except Alabama, Mississippi, Nebraska, and Puerto Rico. Brewster was about 16 years old. Age of Consent coincides with Age of Majority in most states, although can be different.

Diane sought to uphold a "national standard for a national professional award." Also, she believed "Good Teaching Practices" of every state uphold Mandatory Reporting for abusive conduct against a student. Diane honestly believed she owed the youth of America an Advocate in the National Teaching Profession who would defend the Protection of America's children. It was a position Diane believed important to uphold.

Contrary to what some have written, Diane was "Not Ousted" at the NEA Convention in 2004. While some LGBT Caucus members did enter our Republican Educators Caucus and become members in an attempt to "oust Diane," they were Short One Vote!" Diane had good relations with many LGBT members. Some agreed with Diane's position.  However, Diane chose to resign and observe their actions since Diane planned to retire at the end of the next school year. Diane wasn't feeling well. The rising "self appointed leaders" had made "a deal with CTA" to get funding for the Republican Educators Caucus (REC) of around $85,000 which they wouldn't give when a Conservative the Chair. REC had never had any where near that amount of money any time in known history!

Diane had hoped they would be supportive of George Bush as president. It turned out most were moderate, only a handful of Conservatives. Conservatives and Moderates were seeking funding from the NEA to support Republicans in office across the country because about 96-8% of Union Political Funds were given to Democrats. We were attempting to change the expenditures to a more fair equation.

Since most of the "Handful" of Conservatives were approaching retirement age, it was like "Conservative Fingers were taken out of the dike." After many of us Conservative Delegates retired, the flood waters flowed, and ushered in Barack Obama to the presidency. We had heard people talking about Barack Obama and his book in 2004, even though not elected until 2008. We just did not have the resources or numbers of individuals to make a difference. Therefore, some of us chose to seek another path of making teachers across America aware of various alternatives such at "opting out of union portion of dues." Several State and Locals left the teachers' unions and formed their own or joined with other entities. A large draw for the NEA had been the Liability Insurance they offer for a small fee. However, now there are other entities that provide for Liability Insurance, Teacher Bargaining, and performing usual union services.

In 2007, Evergreen encouraged myself and other Conservative Educators to attend the Supreme Court Hearing in: Washington v Davenport, 2007. The Supreme Court ruled that teachers had the right to "opt out of political portion of union dues." Jeralee Smith, founder of "Ex-Gay NEA Caucus," also attended. A picture is posted on Facebook of us standing in the "freezing weather" holding up signs for the "Victory" for Teachers! Teachers continue to move forward in heartfelt desire of "Freedom from Liberal Unions," regaining "Free Speech and Right of Association" in the Teaching Profession. You may contact Diane on Facebook. DLenning, EdM/JD DLenning (talk) 09:31, 8 February 2017 (UTC)
 * First of all, this autobiography does not cite any sources (see WP:V), as well as making use of personal pronouns and irrelevant information. Please note that the edit request template should not be used for a proposed creation of a page, such articles should be passed through WP:Articles for Creation (in its current state it won't pass the review). I'm sure you could request more feedback from editors willing to help with article creation. Edit request declined. Regards, VB00 (talk) 17:25, 12 February 2017 (UTC)

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