Dr. Cleveland O. Lane Jr.

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Leans Liberal

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dr. Cleveland O. Lane Jr.


Party

Non-Partisan


Election Year

2023


Election

School Board & Special HD2


Race

Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Board of Trustees, Position 1


Incumbent

No


Links

Dr. Cleveland O. Lane Jr. websites
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EDUCATION

Texas A&M University - College Station, College Station, Texas, PhD. Curriculum and Instruction-Science Education, 2010

Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, MS Biology, 1996

Prairie View A&M University, Praiire View, Texas, BS Biology, 1994

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

National Scieince Teacher Association, Member, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.

Member, Texas Association of Advisor of the Health Professions, 2-Time President

Houston Food Bank, Volunteer, First Metropolitan Church

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

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POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

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Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

LIBERAL (2)

Cy-Fair Strong Schools

Jon Rosenthal

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (5)

State Representative Jon Rosenthal

Bishop John Ogletree (Former CFISD School Board Trustee )

CyFair Strong Schools

Kevin Hoffman (Former CFISD School Board trustee)

Sue McMichael McGown (Former CFISD educator)

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OTHER INFORMATION

    • 2022 Primary election: no record
    • 2020 Primary election: Democratic
    • Voted in three Democratic Primary elections 2001 - 2018

**Election Voting History is not considered during panel evaluations.**

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

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Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

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ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

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School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

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What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

I believe the state government should fund public education.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

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School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

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EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

The school board links communities and public schoools, carry out legislature ,provide accountability and hire and evaluate the superintendent.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

The state board of education (TEA)

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

When they are not following the policy set by the district.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning

All are important in student development.

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Both.

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

Giving each student the resources they need to learn.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Agree

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

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Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.

Agree

I support public school system.

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

Agree

Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?

No

All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.

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Do you believe print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review, including those without children enrolled in school.

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VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe in a higher being.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Disagree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

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No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

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Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

Parents and Teacher

If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex

Physical and emtional health outcomes, contraceptive methods, consent, abstinence, sexual orientation, and gender identity; human anatomy/ the reproductive system; stages of pregnancy and fetal development

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

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I support allowing public middle and high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

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Biological males should be allowed in female locker rooms and bathrooms.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the social or medical transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

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ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Disagree


ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Agree

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

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Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

Did not answer

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I am passionate about the academic and social development of ALL youth. I am running to impact this diverse community educational landscape that the “Opportunity for All” is maintained and the administration, teachers, staff, students and parents have the necessary support and facilities to prepare “21st century global learners”.

I voted in these primaries and general elections:

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2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Strongly Disagree


OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

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I support mask mandates.

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All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

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All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

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