Why should this be addressed to christians only? There is a separation of church and state here in the USA. Let's keep it that way.

Prayer should NOT be in schools. Schools are for learning based on evidence and reason, not for religion.

I am a Christian and I don't think there should be institutionalized prayer in schools. People try to look for simple ways of solving complicated problems but sometimes just create more problems. Some people think that school prayer will make children better or nicer or more Godly. Most people think school prayer will infringe on the students' freedom of religion. What kind of prayer is prayed when you have Christians, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Wiccans, Agnostics, and Atheists in the same classroom? It is unreasonable to compromise everyone's values to come up with some bland prayer that will be acceptable to everyone. The Catholic Church agrees with the U.S. Constitution as currently interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court and does not support "structured" prayer in public schools. In the Vatican II document, Declaration on Religious Freedom, Dignitatis Humanae (Human Dignity), the Church states: The human person has a right to religious freedom. This freedom means that all men are to be immune from coercion on the part of individuals or of social groups and of any human power, in such wise that no one is to be forced to act in a manner contrary to his own beliefs, whether privately or publicly, whether alone or in association with others, within due limits. Children will continue to privately pray before tests just like they always have. http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651207_dignitatis-humanae_en.html With love in Christ.

Why not? Wouldn't hurt anything--would it? I don't think it should be MANDATORY, but certainly each student should have their right to pray.