Religious Views at School

This article on the Boston Globe website, http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2009/11/08/bill_stirs_debate_on_religion_school/, discusses a proposal in Massachusetts that would protect students who voice their religious views at schools. It would allow students to voluntary express their religious views at “school events, graduation ceremonies, and in class assignments, and non-curricular school groups and activities.”
I think this proposal sounds like a really good idea. Sometimes it is hard to practice religion freely for fear of ridicule from others. Even though this would not prevent this, it would open people’s eyes to see other religion and cultures. A main argument against the proposal is the idea of teaching creationism in lieu of evolution even though the proposal does not mention anything about creationism or evolution. I think that the teachers should allow students to voice their opinion in the classroom, but make it clear that the theory of evolution will be assumed as true when they take their tests. Allowing students to voice their opinions in the classroom can help them more confident and make the classroom feel like a friendlier environment.