Most people feel that going to school is about learning. The state and local school districts control what the curriculum will be in public schools. They control what will, and will not be taught in schools in their districts. For example they decide on everything from Math and English subjects to State History and Physical Education topics. What they do not teach about is religion and prayer. Some people feel that school prayer should be brought back into schools and practiced as part of the education process. I feel that prayer should be taught and practiced, but at church and at home not in public schools. I am not a follower of a particular religion and I do not attend church. For those people that do attend church and practice different religions I think it's great that they do so, but not in public schools where there are so many different types of people and beliefs. .
Amendment One of the Constitution of the United States says "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances" (Martin Para 1). To me this says that adding school prayer and religion is ok. It also tells me that it is ok for me as someone who does not practice the same religion, to tell someone that is praying or preaching about his or her religion to shut up. This would just cause more unneeded conflicts among students in a school system that already has enough problems. Public schools are filled with a big variety of people with too many different beliefs. People that are for prayer in school don't see it that way. They feel that because they have freedom of speech, that everyone around should be forced to deal with it. They are right everyone has the freedom of speech, but it works both ways.
