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The education of children never was, never can be, and never will be religiously, morally, ethically, culturally, or politically neutral. NEVER! It is impossible, because it is the passing on of the important values and history of a culture. It can never be all inclusive because time and money or finite. Choices must be made as to what to cover and what to ignore. In making those choices government schools uphold the religion, culture, and politics of some and destroy that of others.

Exactly - education is culture. If I am teaching my culture, you are prevented from simultaneously teaching your culture.
It is blindingly obvious - but how many refuse to consider it? None so blind.
The whole First Amendment thing is remarkably simple, if you are willing to accept the actual meaning of it. But most people - not to mention the Supreme Court - have to make it complicated to keep its actual meaning from goring their own ox.
Freedom of speech, and of the press, simply means that I can speak if you can speak - but no one has to listen to me if they prefer to listen to you - or to neither of us. I can print if you can print - but no one has to read what I print, either. And by implication, I can post a web site if you can post a web site, and anybody or nobody can pay attention to it. And by the same implication, I can transmit on the radio if you can transmit on the radio.
But of course, that's not the way the law reads, is it? Principled interpretation of the First Amendment would destroy broadcasting just as it would destroy government schooling.
Public Schooling Divides Far and Wide/( Government schools can't be neutral)
EdNews.org ^ | December 19, 2008 | Neal McCluskey