Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26
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The Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 is the Long Island, New York school board that became nationally known for its role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Board of Education v. Pico concerning the removal of books from a public school library.
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| Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 canonical | 1 |
| Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26, New York | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17479889 — 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, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 Context triple: [Board of Education v. Pico, petitioner, Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26]
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Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York
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 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 Bronxville Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Bronxville Union Free School District is the elected governing body responsible for setting policies, overseeing the budget, and guiding the educational direction of the Bronxville public schools in New York.
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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 Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools within the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District in New York.
- 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, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 Target entity description: The Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26 is the Long Island, New York school board that became nationally known for its role in the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Board of Education v. Pico concerning the removal of books from a public school library.
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Board of Education of the Union Free School District No. 9, New Hyde Park, New York
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 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 Bronxville Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Bronxville Union Free School District is the elected governing body responsible for setting policies, overseeing the budget, and guiding the educational direction of the Bronxville public schools in New York.
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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 Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District
The Board of Education of Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District is the elected policymaking body responsible for overseeing and guiding the public schools within the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District in New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Board of Education v. Pico
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petitioner
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Board of Education, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26
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Board of Education v. Pico
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locationOfIncident
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Island Trees Union Free School District No. 26, New York
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