[inquest]

The peer pressures kids face at school are not a political issue. It's not the same thing at all as forcing someone to do anything. One might as well argue that the entire Pledge itself is unconstitutional, since it "forces" kids to say something that they might not be inclined to say.

[breakem]

when you do this during class time and require the kids prescence or make an exception of the kid it is government pressure. Pressure on kids whose parents don't want the government to indoctrinate their children regarding religious concepts.