Interview with Robert Osborne

Partial Transcript: First of all, I’d just like to ask you about yourself.

Segment Synopsis: Osborne discusses his family, education, and career.

Keywords: Falmouth; Georgetown College

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Partial Transcript: Oh, so you’ve been superintendent here that long?

Segment Synopsis: Osborne gives an overview of the district and its history.

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Subjects: Public schools School boards School boards—Elections

Partial Transcript: What happens is a lot of upper-middle white class move out of the city.

Segment Synopsis: Osborne talks about school board elections and the need for discipline in schools. He also says that he was told that integration was not an issue but when he came to the district he found that African American children were being put in special education classrooms rather than regular classrooms.

Keywords: Lynch Independent Schools

Subjects: School integration Special education

Partial Transcript: Do you belong to the association of school administrators?

Segment Synopsis: Osborne discusses his duties including participation in professional associations and the role of school sports.

Keywords: Kentucky Association of School Boards; Kentucky Association of School Superintendents; Lynch Independent Schools

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Partial Transcript: Who makes the decisions in your county?

Segment Synopsis: Osborne points to coal mines as being influential in the county.

Keywords: Harlan County

Subjects: Coal mines and mining