"Interesting how the people who don't want religion in school aren't "outraged" about this."
Here it is. I am not outraged, but opposed to the decision. I think religion has no place in state schools (except in history and philosophy classes as case studies). If a Muslim wants his children to pray five times a day, he should have the option of sending them to a private school which can allow such.
State schools should be the lowest common denominator.
OTOH reading the Bible at lunch is less intrusive than a prayer and I don't see why children shouldn't be allowed to read whatever they like at lunch, if they do it quietly.
And if a point is made that one girl praying in an empty class room is not intrusive, just think of what this would mean if there was a Muslim majority at the school. It WOULD be intrusive.
The point of keeping religion out of government (and government schools) is to avoid one religion to dominate the others. And this could very well happen here.
