So what exactly do you want in the classroom to put God in public view? Images of Jesus/God hanging on the walls? A statue of The Ten Commandments on the teacher’s desk? Crosses at each student’s desk?
Ten Commandments have been removed from schools and court rooms. A lead prayer from the school officials have been removed. Manger scenes have been removed from public property. The act of telling people that they can not do this is unconstitutional. You can not restrict the free exercises of religion and none of what I mentioned above can establish a religion. Only Congress can establish a religion and they are restricted from doing so (they are also restricted from limiting the free exercise thereof).
How does it hurt you to respect a moment of silence?
A prayer is fine. Ten Commandments are fine. Menorah's don't bother me. If the school was full of satanic children, a pentagram would be fine. If the majority of kids were atheist, a statue of nothing would be fine. I don't care really. When you tell people they can not do this or that (in reagrds to religion), I see it as limiting the free exercise thereof. And restricting the free exercise thereof is unconstitional. It is just that simple. The Constitution is not hard to understand.