Anyone who is intelligently tolerant(a major backbone of today's society) should understand that they need to ..tolerate it. These are high-school kids, mkay: they won't be impurified due to seeing something 'un-holy'; if they are, than they are either ..quite weak, or they are changing their own religious views ..neither of which should be other people's, or my own, business.
Of course, I don't know for sure just how much this ring deviated from the dress-code. Either they are very skimpy about allowing any additions to the dress code, and it would only be excusable if it was 'necessary'; or their excuse is a bunch of BS, and they are idiots.
I think it would be better if schools didn't make their main focus based on religion but I don't think they should ban it outright. I do think learning about religion is important as it is seemingly such a big part of society but at the same time it irritates me when in a religious education lesson they over promote just one religion over all the rest, I don't want an advert I want to be taught.
Another thing is I think the point made about how parents should be the teachers of religion and the figureheads of the religion, I notice such people who have their faith as it were often lean away from ideas that could lead to doubt and so for me studying philosophy with a teacher who taught from a position of neutrality while teaching was very interesting on all topics and in context to this topic on religion.
So to sum up what I have said I think religion should be taught in schools but without any motive to convert or from any one religions perspective.
true.. being such a large part of society, it is important to learn. To learn the facts, not the teacher's closed point-of-view.. I'm in high-school, and I've been taught quite a bit of general religious history, in general social-studies classes. I too, have a good teacher. Teaching neutrally, but effectively. Not skimping on important facts, but not capitalizing on them either. Fortunately, I suppose nobody around here(my area, not the forum =P) is dumb enough to complain over having their religion mentioned. Religions are an important part of our society's history, and as such, an important part of an education.
I don't prohibit other people's needs/wants for faith, but they should know that there is a world out there.