Argumentative Essay: Prayer In Public Schools

All over America, students have been praying in schools for decades, until this year in 2014. Many school systems have taken away the right to pray in school. In some districts, students have taken a vote for their rights to pray, but that was revoked by the schools official’s. In some districts the superintendent has been forced to make some of these changes. It could cause the school district to be sued and therefore the superintendent is looking at the liability of the district. The graduating classes of 2014 will have normal graduations, except one thing, they will not be able to openly pray. Some see this as a violation of their right to pray and a right to their free speech.

Students are allowed to pray voluntary as long as it doesn’t

These students come from homes of different religious beliefs. Some students are taught that they should pray before making any decisions or before any event. Therefore you will see students praying before they eat, before the go to bed or even before that take a test. It is instilled within them that praying is the right thing to do. It is vital that our public schools respect the religious teaching and practices of everyone and as well as abide by the wishes of the parents as long as it is not unlawful or unconstitutional. The main question is what about students that do have religious teachings at home? Are they to ignore their teaching, go against school policies, or what actions should they take. Even though the Supreme Court has been strict to enforce laws forbidding religion in public schools, parents still believe it is their responsibility to determine what is appropriate and what is not. These justices have stated that “prayer has no place in public education.” However, no one or nobody can legislate no praying in public places because one can always pray silently and it does not interfere with the right of

For example; Catholic, Baptist, Quaker, Atheist, Buddhist, Jewish, and Agnostic just to name a few. Public schools are supported by all taxpayers, and therefore I feel the students should be free to prayers. We have three main sector of society. They are the school, home and the church. Each plays an important part in our development. It is the duty of the parents and the churches to teach religious beliefs. There are times when these responsibilities are in opposition to each other and cause conflicts between the two sectors. What’s wrong with a voluntary prayer? The Constitution prohibits prayer in public