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That's right. Prayer should be done in private- except that Paul says in another place to "pray on every occasion". We are also to pray for one another, as in laying our hands on one another and praying. Don't take just one excellent point that Jesus made and try to build it into some absolutist doctrine that there should not every be such a thing as public prayer. Instead, pray to God in private yourself, read the whole of the scripture, and learn what the will of God is.

Besides, I think quoting scripture from teacher to pupil should be allowed too IF THE PARENTS WANT IT. I think scripture reading issue should be as big or bigger than the prayer issue. There is a lot of wisdom on how to act and teach children in proverbs alone.

"Besides, I think quoting scripture from teacher to pupil should be allowed too IF THE PARENTS WANT IT. I think scripture reading issue should be as big or bigger than the prayer issue. There is a lot of wisdom on how to act and teach children in proverbs alone." And you will sit idly and quietly by, when your kids are hearing quotes and passages from the Koran or Talmud, when the muslim or jewish parents want it?? Values taught by religion are excellent, but they are meant to be instilled at home and church, not at a public school. The same way schools shouldnt be teaching your kids about things that are antithetical to your religion. You have a place where scripture is quoted to students, those are called parochial schools.