OC&G, my evening question......................…

In US the Catholic school system still has ethics and religion cles, service times. Some students opt out of attendance. the Lutheran, Baptist and Quaker Academies are similar if they have some special enrollments, service attendance is expected but can opt out. Most of those students don't attend very long, some from school neighborhood may start by opting out but many will later attend- that was experience at Du Sable in Chicago for many of the scholarship/day school black students for Baptist background. Currently the President is sending his girls to a Quaker school in Washington DC instead of public school. The religious schools are considered private schools in US- not supposed to get public tax money. The recent 'charter school/voucher school' programs are changing some schools- the public school parents will ask for religious prayers at some times. After a few arguements from the freedom from religion foundation the parents will vote not to give any money for after school activities that don't have the religious option included and sue the administrators for first amendment violation- Freedom from Religion Foundation then told take it to court and pay the court costs- state will remove school administration as concerned party and make it between the 2 different parents groups. Freedom From Religion foundation then found not to have standing in law suit as they don't have child enrolled in school. Happened a couple times locally, foundation hit with all court costs and legal fees, lawyer was threatened with Barrartree (or something like that) charge and loss of license.