[BloodOrFreedom]

That would seem to me to be a waste of valuable time. There's too much non-academic subject matter in public schools as it is, and time spent in prayer/meditation/zoning out is time that could be better spent learning.

If you recall, a couple of decades ago in public schools, every day was opened with the Pledge, a prayer, and Bible reading.

[rosenfan]

If you recall, a couple of decades ago in public schools, every day was opened with the Pledge, a prayer, and Bible reading.

I was in public school four decades ago, and while we recited the Pledge we never prayed or read the Bible. I think that a recitation of the Pledge is fine, it's part of civics. I certainly don't want faculty-led prayers or Bible readings, though.