Should Religion Be Taught In Schools

The American Humanist Association condemned New York's Elmira City School District on Tuesday for allegedly breaching an atheist student's constitutional right to opt out of reciting the school's daily Pledge of Allegiance. A sophomore student was threatened by her teacher with disciplinary action if she did not rise for the daily oath, and she was also pressured and told in front of her classmates that not standing for the pledge was disrespectful to Americans (Ashtari.) Even though people think that students would do more good by knowing about god, religion in schools should be illegal because it is an ethical issue and it is a violation of the constitution. Some people believe that students would do more good by knowing about God.
By way of example; people who agree to religion being taught in schools think that kids need a God to believe in or
Another example that shows that it is an ethical issue is that according to professors specializing in American religious history have observed issues for accomplishing religious literacy in teenagers. In other words students who have no religion at all when being talked about religions don’t understand the concept and offends their own traditions and beliefs (Mikochik.)
The most important reason religion in schools should be illegal is because it is a violation of the constitution. Public schools which are run by the government, allows students to express their religious opinions, the First amendment does not allow the school from endorsing religion creating an environment that forces students to participate in religious activities