In the 60's and 70's a child could opt out of daily prayer or pledging alliegence to the flag of the United States of America. Lol, I remember pledging daily to the flag, and that didn't change until the very late '70's early '80's in my town.
Religions became a big reason to get out of class, to not do certain activities a child did not wish too, and families pushed it. In some cases rightfully so, in my case, I was smart enough to say I could not participate in gym class, change my clothes, or shower. I was not even a teen, I was a tween. I caught on. I hated gym, I worked it. My family was of no particular faith, and I used it anyway. I sucked, but I hated gym class.
However, prayers and pledging to the flag are now no longer allowed in schools today at all. Children just get some sort of mixed message, and this case exposes, again, an area that creates the new adults. More confused, more dogma, or lack of it.
