Pros And Cons Of Prayer In Public Schools

For many years now there has been a pretty heated argument concerning prayers in public schools. Majority of the people that go to public schools believe that prayer should not be allowed in the school because It is against their beliefs. However people who do believe in prayer still would like to be ale to pray in school still. Normally one who prays would usually do it when they got to school, before lunch, and before being dismissed at the end of the day. Pregame prayers are also a very big part of this argument because a lot of parents were getting upset seeing their kid praying in a circle before a game when it was not their beliefs.
There have been many mixed feelings between public schools and prayer. As it could be helpful and morally look good for a school it also has its downsides due to the fact that not a lot of people in public schools believe in prayer or a type of religion. This causes a problem …show more content…
Supreme Court has replaced freedom of religion,” guaranteed by the Constitution, for freedom from religion.” This means that a public school cannot say if a kid can pray or not because it is their right to if that is their belief. The problem with this is that people in todays society look at others differently for doing things like praying in public and showing their beliefs. Another reason for having prayer in public schools is it gives religious kids a time to pray during the day accordingly to their religious beliefs. This is big for families because kids are taught a certain belief and it shapes who that person is, so taking away someone’s right to pray in a school or any public place is not acceptable because it is their right and they have the freedom to pray wherever they would like. Also if public schools were to not let kids pray they would have to not allow kids to celebrate holidays in school as well, and it wouldn’t matter the holiday because it is a type of belief and can not be celebrated in school if prayer is not allowed