> Who is any person or government to dictate this to me? Nobody is forcing anyone to attend public school. Send your kids to a private school if you want. But

> Who is any person or government to dictate this to me? Nobody is forcing anyone to attend public school. Send your kids to a private school if you want. But if you want to benefit from what public schools have to offer, you have to abide by their rules. And one of them is that expression of religion is banned there. In much the same way that a guest to your house would have to abide by your rules.