According to the First Amendment, all American citizens have the freedom of speech. One of the main reasons that the pilgrims came to America was to be able to freely practice whatever religion they would like. Despite these things, some people are trying to take prayer out of school. Students being able to pray in school is not a choice of official leaders, but a right that students should be able to possess as American citizens. There are many officials that are trying to fight off school prayer, but thankfully there is also plenty that are for it. Just recently, “House Bill 1024, which passed the Education Committee 10-2, declares that schools must make room for religious expression in homework, artwork and other assignments; must allow students to pray before, during and after school; have access to the same school facilities as secular groups and be able to wear clothing that displays religious messages; and creates a "limited public forum" for religious viewpoints at school events.”(King). There was a time when part of School curriculum was to teach about the bible. For many …show more content…
There was not any laws passed that was against this. Many people disagreed and boycotted the NFL, but as far as the government goes there was not much that was done. Meanwhile, high schools across the nation such as Pine Belt, Miss., high school in Georgia are having to terminate their prayer before games because of people arguing that this prayer goes against the separation of church and state.(Paulson). According to this article, “Public school students are largely free to exercise their faith on campus and on the field. A player's personal prayer in the locker room or on the bench is protected by the First Amendment.”(Paulson). If students are protected by the first amendment right alone, then why can they not be protected as a group that has come together in agreement to