After reading the statements of people who were concerned with the government and First Amendment, I was truly surprised. What surprised me was that so many people thought that First Amendment did a lot of good. The First Amendment promises freedom of religion. However, what religion do they specify? The survey showed that 38% of people agreed that the U.S Constitution is written about a Christian Nation. This is an overwhelming majority as most other survey participants said that they either mostly agree or moderately agree. The topic I researched on the First Amendment in schools were religious holidays. As the First Amendment stands, schools are allowed to take days off of schools for religious holidays. Schools are at their own discretion for this. I think this is because if a school doesn't allow a day off for religious holidays, most students will be out practicing and have to miss school anyway. However, any student who wishes to miss school for a religious reason cannot be punished for doing so. They must be allowed to make up any work that they have missed. Still, they are not required to close if they do not think necessary. The article I chose was "Texas School District Accused of Trying to Ban Christmas". The article spoke of a school in Texas that refused students to have a holiday party. Parents were mad because they thought that the school in Texas was trying to ban the holidays in Texas all together. Only in Texas, right? In fact, they didn't want any student to be embarrassed of any religion. They wanted a fair environment for all. I really think that it is absurd that these crazy parents would even think that the school is banning a holiday. They are, in fact, doing the opposite. They are encouraging all other holidays as well as Christmas.
-Peace
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