I think people should be able to express their First Amendment right to freedom of religion guaranteed to them in the Bill of Rights. No one should be able to tell people how to use the rights granted to them. We should be able to exercise our rights the way we want, not the way people ask us. The Supreme Court's decision banning prayer in public schools should be overturned because students are being denied their freedom of speech under the First Amendment, even though silent prayer time harms no one. The Supreme Court will not allow teachers to do anything. sort of religious practice with the students. First, the Supreme Court upholds a law that allows nonreligious and religious groups to have prayer programs in high schools (Gay, 1992, p. 12). Additionally, the Supreme Court upholds the right to know where students can pray and where students cannot pray (Gay, 1992, p. 45). Another thing is that the Supreme Court won't allow coaches to pray with kids after or before a game because it makes coaches look bad, they say, but students are allowed to pray before a game or during the lunch (Student Prayer Case Reaches Supreme Court, 2000, p. 1 of 1). Students are not allowed to read the Bible at school or do any kind of Bible-related activities (“Liberally Confused in…” 2013, p. 1 of 2), due to the fact that they have bans religion in schools. , but in 1962 there was a time when it was obligatory to pray (“Liberally Confused in…”, 2013, p. 1 of 2). However, the U.S. House of Representatives introduced a constitutional amendment to protect school prayer (“Congressman Introduces School…”, 2013, p. 1 of 2). The effect of praying with students is that it goes against the l... ... middle of paper ......e given in the Bill of Rights Works Cited Virginia School District Abandons his plan to display the Lord's Prayer in schools. (1999, November). Church and State, 2. Student prayer case reaches Supreme Court. (2000, February). Techniques, 1.Congressman presents amendment to school prayer. (2013, June). Church and State, 2. Liberally Confused in Kansas: Town School Board Faces Lawsuit Over Prayer Vote. (November 2013). Church and State, 2.Boston1, R. (2009, May and June). Faith and freedom: what is conservative about school prayer? THE HUMANIST, 3.Boston2, R. (2008). Federal appeals court denounces New Jersey football coach's prayer game. Church and State, 6.DiBlasio, N. and Grossman, CL (September 6, 2011). Churches challenged over use of public schools. The Christian Century, 3. Gay, K. (1992). Church and State. Brookfield Connecticut: The Millbrook Press.