“They removed God from schools! That's why society is falling apart!”

What You Say

The First Amendment prohibits public schools from endorsing religion — Engel v. Vitale settled that in 1962. Students can still pray privately; schools can't lead sectarian worship with tax dollars. Correlation isn't causation: countries with secular education often outperform the U.S. on violence and literacy metrics. The claim is culture-war nostalgia, not constitutional restoration.