2006-11-20 02:24:21 · 9 answers · asked by Little Star 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Prayer is still allowed in school when not teacher led. There are different religions in schools nowadays and we'd then have to offer up prayers, rituals for EVERY religions if we still had staff led prayers.
2006-11-20 02:28:03 · answer #1 · answered by It's Me 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
1963, although prayer is perfectly legal in public schools. Kids are free to pray as they choose, so long as they are respectful and don't interfere with other students' beliefs or nonbelief.
Teachers and faculty can't lead a prayer, as undoubtedly there will be children who don't follow the faith of said prayer, and there are also children who don't believe at all. To tell those kids they have to pray or fail their classes is quite unfair and steps upon their right to believe a faith of their choosing, or not believe at all.
Even if we somehow could lead a prayer in school, just which religion do you expect to lead a prayer? Catholic? Jewish? Islam? Buddhist? Pagan? Scientology? There's a lot of religions and a lot of sects out there. You choose only one, then everybody else who doesn't follow is excluded. I don't think you'd like it if you were a Christian who had to recite a Shintoist prayer, so it's not fair or legal to expect a non-Christian student to recite a Christian prayer.
Each individual can pray as they wish, before school, with friends, before a test or meal, whenever they choose. The school can't stop them. The only time the school can say anything is if a student or teacher is discriminating against those who don't share their faith. Beliefs are fine, discrimination is not.
So prayer was never "taken" out of schools or not allowed. The only thing that's been made illegal by the rulings of 1963 was that children could no longer be required to recite a prayer as not everyone who attends public school is of the same faith.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/ps_pray.htm
Above is a website you can go to with a plethora of details on the history of the ruling and what led to it. You'll see for your self that a child can pray whenever they want, that prayer and Christianity has not been made "illegal" in a public school.
2006-11-20 05:21:42 · answer #2 · answered by Ophelia 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Prayer is allowed in public schools. Children are allowed to pray at any time so long as it is not interrupting educational time. They can bring their Bibles, pray before lunch, pray at recess, and even within some guidelines promote their view with literature.
Teachers however can't lead prayers or advocate a particular religious stance. The reason for this is that public schools welcome children of many faiths and no faith. A teacher can not promote one religious viewpoint over another or discriminate against students with other viewpoints.
2006-11-20 02:31:03 · answer #3 · answered by Zen Pirate 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
1962. Madalyn Murray O'Hair won her case before the Supreme Court that threw superstition out of public schools.
2006-11-20 03:23:33 · answer #4 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1963
2006-11-20 02:28:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all, prayer IS "allowed" in schools; what is unconstitutional is school sanctioned prayer and forced prayer.
http://www.aclj.org/Issues/Resources/Document.aspx?ID=864
So your question is based on an inaccuracy.
2006-11-20 02:33:16 · answer #6 · answered by Praise Singer 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i dont know exactly when it started, but im in sixth grade and its always been that way since ive been in school. I think its stupid because if a teacher wants to pray, they should be allowed to, and im not just saying that cuz im Christian.
2006-11-20 02:32:39 · answer #7 · answered by ~jULiA lUVs yOo~ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
late 60's early 70's
2006-11-20 02:27:47 · answer #8 · answered by lili t 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when people decided they didnt want god in their school
2006-11-20 02:26:31 · answer #9 · answered by eragon 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋