Public schools were established for the purpose of educating the children of it's citizens w/o regard for their ability to pay. They are open to all.
"Religious practices have no place in the public school."
Each and every citizen has the right to be unimpeded in their exercise of religion by any citizen, or the government. What has no place and is a crime is what you advocate, which is to violate religious rights in direct opposition to the plain English wording of the 1st Amendment.
"Many catholic parents send their kids...
Blah, blah, blah... That is not exercise of religion, it is religious education.
She can attend or not, it is her choice, again no one is forcing her and therefore no one is limiting her constitution rights.
Each and every citizen has the right to be unimpeded in their exercise of religion by any citizen, or the government. What has no place and is a crime is what you advocate, which is to violate religious rights in direct opposition to the plain English wording of the 1st Amendment.
We all have the "right" to practice religion. The question is do we all have the right to practice our religion where ever and whenever we please? If so are instituions prohibited to set up rules and regulations unless it passes the religious police? Once schools are required to have to take into consideration religion over school matters the public school system is going to be unable to make any rules.
... That is not exercise of religion, it is religious education
It is both.