There is a great debate going on over the issue of religion in public schools. When considering the rights of all Americans under the First Amendment of the Constitution, it is scandalous that the United States of America enjoys “freedom of religion” and then imposes excessive restrictions on public school students and teachers. There are a growing number of people opposed to the idea of ​​religion being present in schools for a variety of reasons, among which the government's solution has been to impose restrictions on all religions and deny others their rights in defence. of the rights of a few. Teachers and students of all faiths should be able to attend a public school and freely express their beliefs without these limitations being imposed. Currently in the United States of America there is a separation of church and state when it comes to the appearance of religion in public schools. The Constitution states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof” (Preiss, 1). Both the Free Exercise Clause and the Establishment Clause place restrictions on the government when it comes to laws passed that interfere with religion. There are no restrictions on religions, except that there cannot be one established religion for the country. The first appearance of the term “separation of church and state” was in the letter that Thomas Jefferson wrote to the Danbury Baptists Association in 1802. Jefferson was writing to the association to comment on the “wall of separation between church and state” that is needed in American government . The term has since been used and reused at several government events, essentially to read...... half of the document ......lerance.org by Ontario consultants on religious tolerance. December 12, 2011.• "The Secular War on Religion in Schools – Telegraph Blog." Telegraph Blog. December 12, 2011.• “Americans misunderstand the role of religion in public schools, survey finds.” Church & State 63.10 (2010): 18. December 12, 2011. • “FAITH IN SCHOOLS Poll: Most Americans Agree With Students' Religious Talk.” Houston Chronicle [Houston, TX] October 22, 2010: 2. December 12, 2011.• Preiss, Byron, and David Osterlund. The Constitution of the United States of America. Toronto: Bantam, 1987. Print.• Zirkel, Pennsylvania and I. B. Gluckman. "Religion in schools". NASSP Bulletin 66.455 (1982): 143-46. Print.• Otley, C.B. “Prayer in Public Schools: Law and Attitude Change.” Sociology 3.2 (1969): 277-79. Print.• Prayer in public schools Pros and cons. Washington, DC: Congressional Digest, 1995. Print