here teachers cannot discipline students. Without God in schools juvenile violence has rose to a level which was unthinkable a few years ago. A Columbine High School shootings victim, Darrel Scott, sent a poem which now hangs on the wall next to the Ten Commandments in the House of Representatives . In closing, it says, ' You fail to understand that God is what we need' (Barr 5). Allowing God back in our sc!
             hools may be an antidote to the overwhelming violence problem. Some 6,093 students were expelled during the 1996-1997 school year for bringing firearms to school. Mr. Barr, a representative chairman of Georgia asks, "What kind of society allows its students to make videos about violence, but won't allow teachers to put a poster on a wall with the words ' Thou shalt not kill' written on it?" (Barr 6). Congressman Barr feels that "Trial lawyers and intimidating bureaucrats have dictated school polices for too long" (Barr 6).
             Some would argue that choosing one religion over the others to teach to our kids is unconstitutional, since it says in the first Amendment that, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion." Alabama Chairman argues that, " The Ten Commandments represent the very cornerstone of western civilization and the basis of our legal system here in America. To exclude a display of the Ten Commandments and suggest that it is in some way an establishment of religion is not consistent with our nation's heritage. This Nation was founded on religious traditions and they are integral parts of the fabric of American culture, political and social life" (Aderholt 12). Our nation was founded on Judeo-Christian principles by our founding fathers and the Ten Commandments are the very backbone of the values and the nature of our society.
             In schools we allow posting of posters from the Hindu background, from the Mexican...