They are both government/state funded so don't they both fall under the false premise of Separation of church and state?
They are handed out with government money in prisons correct? And in a state funded facility they can pray anywhere and anytime correct? Why do they have to wait until AFTER they are arrested to be allowed to do this?
I'd bet they have a Bible or 2 in the school library. Possibly even a Koran.
Are you saying that students are not allowed to read thier own Bible or a copy from the library during their free time in school (Study hall, open period, during lunch)?
If students are supposed to be paying attention in the classroom, and learning what is on the lesson-plan, (reading, writing, 'rithmetic, history, civics), then they shouldn't be reading a Bible during class time anyway. You want Bibles in the classroom, send your kids to a parochial school. There's no rules that says they can't go read whatever they want to during study hall, recess....
I think it's an outrage where the theory is that both prisons and schools are publicly funded, therefore it's hypocritical that one should be able to read bibles and the other cannot.
However, it has not been proven that students cannot read bibles in public schools.
Kids can read the Bible in school. There are bible clubs, classes: The Bible as Literature, the Bible is in the library, kids read the bible during lunch, there are prayer circles before school... Where are your facts that back up your statement.
I think the next time I go to a hotel and find a Gideons Bible in a drawer, I'm going to sue the hotel, because I'm offended, that it's NOT the NIV. Bible, and there's NO copy of the Koran, or the Torah, or the satanic bible... IT'S OUTRAGOUS!!!!