There's a big difference between being an adult and being able to respectfully ignore a prayer versus being a child and having it constantly done every day.

Those of you who hate the idea of certain things being taught in the schools - why is it that so many feel it's ok to do that when it's "religion"?

For what it's worth, a high school I went to in NH seemed to have the perfect compromise - every morning they had a "moment for silent meditation" - you could make of it what you wanted.