[Wonder Warthog]

"Get serious here and stop fixating on the Bible. Do you want planned parenthood (a non-taxpayer funded group) to pass out condoms, masturbation instructions, abortion literature? How about CAIR and Korans? How about NAMBLA passing out (use your imagination)? Of course the school is the gatekeeper. They have a legal responsibilities when children are entrusted to their care. Just because you want children reading Bibles doesn't mean you bend the rules JUST for your cause.

Who's fixated on the Bible?? I've got no problem with anybody passing out anything, as long as there are NO restrictions on what can be passed out, and none of it is funded by taxpayer dollars. Guess what---most kids are already well aware of those "forbidden subjects", courtesy of the Internet (if the school's themselves aren't passing out the materials--WITH taxpayer funding--and that I "do" have a problem with). As far as "shielding" them---it's already way too late. The only real remedy is to see that they get exposed to ALL SIDES, so they can make an informed personal judgment. And that is REALLY what education is supposed to be about.

[rhombus]

That’s just impractical and to be perfectly honest I don’t believe you when you have no objection to passing out NABLA literature, condoms, free firecrackers, korans, Mao’s little red book, Democratic literature, etc., etc. Children are in school to learn the 3 R’s. We don’t need to open up the place to anything anybody wants to do as long as it isn’t done with tax money. Your argument is unworkable.

[Locomotive Breath]

If a hotel chain places Gideon Bibles in their rooms and I don’t like it, I can not patronize that hotel chain. OTOH, if I do like it, then I can choose them over everyone else.

The problem is that it’s mandatory for the kids to be in school.

As others have pointed out, how much of a zoo would the schools become if every single group wanted to come to school and pass stuff out? What’s done in school, on school time, should be school related and part of the approved curriculum.

And I’d be just fine if every taxpayer with children was fully subsidized with a voucher for their kids up to the amount the school was going to spend on the kid and then allowed to choose the private school of their choice.

[wintertime]

As far as “shielding” them-—it’s already way too late.
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There are many homeschoolers and parents using private schools that would disagree with you.

Just look at the stats. 85% of Christian kids who attend government schools have abandoned the faith within 2 years of graduating from government school. More than 90% of homeschoolers remain active.

Sending your kid to a government indoctrination camp has consequences. Negative consequences!