[js1138]

I am sorry for you. I grew up in the South in the 50s. My teachers would not discuss religion, but none of them would have refused to name books and authors for outside reding.

In the sixth grade we spent a full day visiting churches and synagogues. Oddly, religion and matters of faith were never mentioned. I did learn that the local Jewish sanctuary converted to a basketball court with the touch of a button.

[brytlea]

I remember reading Bible stories in public school when we lived in Georgia in the mid 60s. We were not church going people, but as a kid I thought the stories were pretty cool.
There has got to be a happy medium (altho I see the problems in it) OR we just need to decide that public schools are an impossibility, and go to vouchers.
I'm sure I'll take some heat for saying that, but who cares?
susie