[wintertime]

I don't see the problem here. The family seems satisfied with the accomodation to sit out the religious songs, and the school isn't pressing the child to participate.

However....The solution is complete separation of **SCHOOL** and state.

If our Founding Father could have envisioned the creation of government k-12 schooling I believe they would have included complete separation of school and state in our federal and state constitutions.

First, all schools must choose between a godless or God-centered worldview. Neither is religiously neutral in content or consequences. When government runs K-12 schools it **will** indoctrinate children into one of these two religiously non-neutral worldviews ( either godless or God-centered).

Second, **all** schools must restrict First Amendment Rights. When government chooses to run schools it **will** trample the parent, child, and taxpayer's rights to free speech, press, assembly, and establishment of either a godless or God-centered religious worldview.

It is **impossible** for any government school to be religiously neutral! No school is. It is axiomatic.

There is only **ONE** solution! We must begin to move to a completely private system of universal K-12 education.

[hinckley buzzard]

Actually the Founding Fathers envisioned education as a state function because it was to provide the moral and civic preparation for responsible citizenship. Largely in the 20th century it was so perverted by "progressive" and bigotted forces that we now have a parody of the Original Intent. Now, yes, we should have a movement, for the Separation of School and State.