You do make a point. When I was in public school, we - as a class - said a prayer before lunch. And each morning one class (it rotated) would go outside and say the Pledge of Allegiance as a teacher raised the flag.
It would be great if we could go back to that. But I just don’t see how. Muslims would demand to pray to Allah. And there would be lawsuits from parents who don’t want their kids to salute the flag.
It’s sad, really.
Side story: I spent many years teaching in a public high school. And I demanded that my kids stand for the Pledge. They didn’t have to say the Pledge, just stand for it. Well, one day a student refused to stand. He said that was because America did so many bad things.
I figured this fight was worth it. So I gave the kid detention. And the principal backed me up! But then the school board overruled us both.
We sang Christmas songs at my public elementary school. My high school’s choir sang a lot of Bach. Bach would be banned today.
Also, glad that you tried. The kiddos are now being taught meditation. And yes it is religious Hinduism Buddhism meditation with mantra chanting but the school system pretends that it isn’t religious.