Religion in Public Schools

Freedom to Practice Religion in Public School

Parents of students question the School District about teaching religion in Public Schools. They believe that surrounding their children in a religious environment will affect them to do well and eliminate school violence. Other parents contradict that statement, believing that many people have different religious beliefs and teaching a lesson gearing towards a specific religion other than their own is an outcry.



Public Schools are schools that are owned by the state. They are benefited at taxpayers’ expenses. Every student is ensured a proper and enriched education regardless of race, color, ethnicity, creed and belief. The Public School system bases its morals on the Unites States’ Constitution and the Constitution states the separation of church and state. Being funded by the state by a large portion of tax dollars, the Public Schools are considered state property and it goes against the Constitution if schools were to teach religion. Due to the overwhelming control of the Catholic Church in Europe during the colonial times, signers and authors of the Constitution decided to minimize the authority of the Church by adding “the separation of church and state.”



In my opinion I think that religion shouldn’t be taught in Public Schools. Schools will only teach one religion, which is Christianity, while there are other people who don’t practice Christianity and may feel under distress and feel as though another religion is being forced on them. But, students should be allowed to wear their religious garments to school.