Banning Prayer in Public Schools :: Religion in Public Schools

Banning supplicant in Public SchoolsThe mashs affirm ruled against prayer in civilize. Many agree with decision nonwithstanding many disagree including myself. Prayer should be allowed in public schooldaysing because it is already practiced, it go ons immoral acts, and it enhances the larn environment. The issue of prayer in school has been debated in the U.S. since the North West Treaty (1787and 1789) which states Religion, morality, and the knowledge being required for good government and the happiness of man kind, schools and the means of learning shall constantly be engorged. Thus, devotion, which includes prayer, was deemed to be necessary. Many people believe that prayer is not allowed in the public schools. In fact prayer is allowed in the school system on buses, at the flagpole, in student religious groups, and in the cafeteria. However, prayer is not permitted in the material bodyroom itself when class is in session. Prayer in class would violate the principle s of church- state separation, which is defined by court interpretations of the First Amendment. This requires that public school teachers, principals, and boards to be religiously neutral. The reason for this is to prevent any bank lines among students and teachers about their specific religion. Public schools had prayer for nearly ii hundred years before the supreme court ruled that state- mandated class prayers were unconstitutional (Engle, 1962) The fact that prayer was practiced for nearly two-hundred years set up it by precedent as a beneficial practice in our schools. Since the court outlawed prayer, the nation has been in steady moral decline. occasion secretary of education William Bennett revealed in his cultured indexes that between 1960 and1990 there was a steady moral decline. During this period divorce doubled, teenage pregnancy went up 200%, teen suicide increased 300%, child profane reached an all time high, violent crime went up 500% and abortion increased 100 0% . Morals must be taught and they can not be taught properly without religion, because most of the strong moral beliefs stem from religion such as the Ten Commandments. There is a strong correlation coefficient between the expulsion of prayer from our schools and the decline in morality. The third argument is prayer enhances the learning environment at public schools. Prayer enhances the learning environment because when there is a test coming up or a paper due, you think to yourself, How am I going to do all of this, and do well?