What everyone's COMPLETELY missing, tripping over each other to flaunt righteous indignation, is that a Catholic mass is *not* a religious requirement during school hours. Christians can pray anytime, anywhere. And so on... In the Catholic faith, we DO have 'Holy Days of Obligation' when the faithful are REQUIRED to attend Mass. If the Mass schedule of my local parish overlaps with the time my child is attending the public school, then why can't MY CATHOLIC CHILD'S religious requirements ALSO be fulfilled by the tax-dollar funded school district? Hmmmmm?
Little Mohammed has no more right to practice his faith in a public school building than does my little Michael.