If no religious symbolic jewelry of any kind is allowed, and the school district has a reason for doing that, it is a blanket prohibition applying to everyone, and it is fair. If crucifixes are singled out I have no doubt it would be (and obviously has been in other cases) overturned. That is, imo, the way it should be.
As for religious paintings, in the context of a varied display dealing with art history, no problem, imo. In the context of the only painting being a religious painting- problem.
I don't think children are going to be unaware others hold religious beliefs. The children of the minority beliefs certainly aren't going to be unaware- they get hit over the head with the dominant religion all the time. The only people who might be unaware are the kids belonging to the dominant (Christian) culture.
A story from my experience (and to my way of thinking you never need to worry about the minority religions in this country every forgetting Christians are around- or dominant):
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Apparently the God is personal thing upset one responder to my post, but if you believe God is not personal, and that you should be out evangelizing, you really don't fit in public school. I sympathize with people who want to spread the good news, 24/7, and have their kids do it, but it just doesn't work with the constitution. IMO, of course. |
