It's been kind of a shock for me becoming an adult honestly. I went to school in a deep creepy part of the south and effectively had a parochial religious education and I grew up thinking the religious patriotic stuff was what happened in every school. There were daily flagpole prayer sessions, students were encouraged to pray after the pledge of allegiance, we'd have Bible readings in music class. Flags were absolutely everywhere in the halls and outside. There would occasionally be outside groups performing in the gym doing music and skits about abstinence, joining the military, or just loving Jesus. I thought all of that was normal and just part of school.
Although, at the risk of doxxing myself, my school in particular did get sued for first amendment violations because of all the religion stuff and it became a minor national scandal.
It's been kind of a shock for me becoming an adult honestly. I went to school in a deep creepy part of the south and effectively had a parochial religious education and I grew up thinking the religious patriotic stuff was what happened in every school. There were daily flagpole prayer sessions, students were encouraged to pray after the pledge of allegiance, we'd have Bible readings in music class. Flags were absolutely everywhere in the halls and outside. There would occasionally be outside groups performing in the gym doing music and skits about abstinence, joining the military, or just loving Jesus. I thought all of that was normal and just part of school.
Although, at the risk of doxxing myself, my school in particular did get sued for first amendment violations because of all the religion stuff and it became a minor national scandal.