Title: When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools? | Teach 4 the Heart
Headings: When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools?
When Are Faith and Religion Allowed in Public Schools?
What Does the Constitution Say?
What does it mean to “establish” a religion?
Students’ Rights
How to Legally Share Your Faith in the Public School
Resources for Further Study

Content: Now, to teach that the Bible is the infallible Word of God would be to establish a religion and thus not permitted. But to teach about the Bible and how different religions view it is an academic study and thus acceptable. And if a student wants to mention that in their house they believe & practice the Bible, that is their right to speak openly, and you haven’t established a religion at all. All you’ve done is provided a safe place for students to discuss their own views in a respectful way. Almost every subject brings opportunity to discuss religion or the Bible in an academic way. Literature, for example, contains a plethora of Biblical allusions that cannot be readily understood without understanding the Biblical reference. So don’t shy away from these opportunities, thinking for some reason that they’re not allowed. They are wonderful opportunities to enrich your students’ education and to bring up important topics of faith and religion in a right and legal way. ( And remember, if students as a result of these conversations ask you what you think, you are allowed to answer them openly – as long as you don’t try to convert them.) This list is extremely helpful in understanding how you can properly teach religion in your public school classroom (taken from A Teachers’ Guide to Religion in the Public School )
The school’s approach to religion is academic, not devotional.