Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York
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The Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9 in New Hyde Park, New York, was the local school authority that defended a state-composed classroom prayer in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale, which led to the prohibition of official school-sponsored prayer in public schools.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8871740 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York Context triple: [Engel v. Vitale, party, Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York]
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Board of Education of Ardsley Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Ardsley Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools within the Ardsley Union Free School District in New York.
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Board of Education of Rockville Centre Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Rockville Centre Union Free School District is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing the budget, and guiding the educational direction of the Rockville Centre public schools in New York.
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Board of Education of Commack Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Commack Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing the district’s public schools, budget, and educational standards in the Commack community.
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Board of Education of South Huntington Union Free School District
The Board of Education of South Huntington Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the educational programs, budget, and administration of the South Huntington public schools in New York.
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Board of Education of Chappaqua Central School District
The Board of Education of Chappaqua Central School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools in the Chappaqua Central School District.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York Target entity description: The Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9 in New Hyde Park, New York, was the local school authority that defended a state-composed classroom prayer in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale, which led to the prohibition of official school-sponsored prayer in public schools.
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Board of Education of Ardsley Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Ardsley Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools within the Ardsley Union Free School District in New York.
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Board of Education of Rockville Centre Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Rockville Centre Union Free School District is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, overseeing the budget, and guiding the educational direction of the Rockville Centre public schools in New York.
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C.
Board of Education of Commack Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Commack Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing the district’s public schools, budget, and educational standards in the Commack community.
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Board of Education of South Huntington Union Free School District
The Board of Education of South Huntington Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the educational programs, budget, and administration of the South Huntington public schools in New York.
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E.
Board of Education of Chappaqua Central School District
The Board of Education of Chappaqua Central School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools in the Chappaqua Central School District.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
local education authority
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school board ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
education policy implementation
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public school governance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | New York State Board of Regents NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseDecidedBy | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| caseDecisionYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defended |
New York Regents' prayer
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state-composed classroom prayer ⓘ |
| educationLevel |
primary education
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secondary education ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Establishment Clause of the First Amendment
NERFINISHED
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First Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governs | public schools in Union Free School District No. 9 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | involved in Supreme Court decision prohibiting official school-sponsored prayer ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Union Free School District No. 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalIssue | constitutionality of state-composed school prayer ⓘ |
| legalPrecedentFromCase | public schools may not sponsor official prayers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nassau County, New York
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New Hyde Park, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ State of New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being respondent in landmark school prayer case Engel v. Vitale ⓘ |
| operatesIn | public education ⓘ |
| partyTo | Engel v. Vitale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
church–state separation in public education
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school-sponsored prayer in public schools ⓘ |
| roleInCase | respondent in Engel v. Vitale ⓘ |
| state | New York ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | public body ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York Description of subject: The Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9 in New Hyde Park, New York, was the local school authority that defended a state-composed classroom prayer in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Engel v. Vitale, which led to the prohibition of official school-sponsored prayer in public schools.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Steven I. Engel
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party
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Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York
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subject surface form:
Engel v. Vitale