Religion should be banned in public schools. There is no reason to allow religious protests to destroy the public education system. The involvement of religion in public schools is distracting and unnecessary. The suppression of religion, except for educational purposes, is essential to providing a stable and effective learning environment for every student. Without religion, students might have a better chance of succeeding in class. Only school board officials and members of Congress can completely remove religion from the public school system. Although the ACLU has done its best to ensure that public schools have a religion-free environment, its actions are not enough. It is up to members of Congress to step up and pass laws banning unnecessary displays of religion in public schools. Some people are opposed to banning religion in schools. Some believe banning religion infringes on the First Amendment rights of school teachers. Others believe it is morally wrong to suppress religion. Most of these people do not see the negative role that religion can play in the classroom. There are many harmful effects of allowing or not allowing prayer in public schools. Aside from the contentious lawsuits between school systems and the ACLU and the effects on students and faculty, no side can win forever. Religion complicates the educational environment. Children may be distracted by the role religion plays with teachers, instructors, and administrators. Children and young adults are extremely impressionable. They are just beginning to form their own beliefs and morals. Arthur Schopenhauer once said: "The capacity to believe is strongest in childhood, special care is taken to make paper in the middle of the hero, Stephen, Grant Wacker, Frank Lambert, Richard Lischer, Claiborne Carson and Andrew Young . “God in America: “The Soul of a Nation”” Interview by Narrator.Www.pbs.org, April 2, 2014. Religion and schools. and Greg Ivors. 1993. DVD. Www.c-span.org CSPAN, June 9, 1993. Web February 25, 2014. Rosenbaum, David E. “With Little Ado, Congress Pawned God in 1954.” York Times. The New York Times, June 27, 2002. Web. February 26, 2014. Schopenhauer, Arthur. Religion: A Dialogue and Other Essays London: np, 1899. Print. Shpaner, King and Kathleen Balson. “TED Talks: A world without religion, what will it really look like?” Www.ted.com TED, February 17, 2011. Web, April 11, 2014. Wagoner, Michael D. Religion in Public Schools: Negotiating the New. Lanham Commons, Maryland: Roman & Littlefield Education, 2013. 21-22. Print.