http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/oddnews/kindergartner-praying-at-lunch-says-teacher-told-her--‘you’re-not-allowed-to-pray’-214217118.html
What? Truth or fiction?
If this was her family custom and she was quietly saying grace before her meal, I don't see the harm in it.
Or, is the dad creating a mountain out of a mole hill (based on his own agenda as is written in article)??
I have no idea what they do or do not do in public schools nowadays, however, in the cave man days, when we went to elementary school, back in the 1950's , the teacher would open the classroom day by reading a psalm of the day out of the BIBLE and then everyone would say the Lords Prayer....to the end (the Catholic kids would end at "at deliver us from evil". The Protestant kids would continue on "For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever, Amen".
We also saluted the flag every day, said the Pledge of Allegiance (and sang the star spangled banner during assembly),
This was public school in the good old days.
We also had weekly assembly where patriotic music was sung by all, as well as some "hymns"....again public school.
One nation under God.