The Constitution was written in 1787 by the founding fathers of the United States. The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments of the Constitution. The very first amendment protects the rights of citizens to worship as they please and the right not to be forced to support someone else?s religion (Encarta 1999). They establish basic American civil liberties that the government cannot violate. The reason there should be a separation of church and State …showed first 75 words of 586 total…

…showed last 75 words of 586 total…lack of compliance is not great enough to dismiss the rights of the students to exercise their religions. You cannot force people to declare a religion. If religion was given more influence in the schools of America then this is like forcing children to declare a certain religion. If that child?s parent does not want him or her to be a certain religion the school cannot suit the needs of each child (Amanda Johnson).