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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf local education authority
school board
areaOfActivity education policy implementation
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
state-composed classroom prayer
educationLevel primary education
secondary education
governingLaw Establishment Clause of the First Amendment NERFINISHED
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
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
school-sponsored prayer in public schools
roleInCase respondent in Engel v. Vitale
state New York
typeOfOrganization public body

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Steven I. Engel party Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York
subject surface form: Engel v. Vitale