text: Why the hang up about "public declarations of official faith", sky? You keep repeating that concept but don't explain why it's relevant. If a Catholic wears a crucifix or a Jew a yarmulke, is that a "public declaration of faith"? Is that a problem for you? If so, why?
  
  Accommodating Muslim students or any religious group in a school is not a state endorsement of a particular religion, it's simply a reasonable reaction to living in a modern diverse country. What is it that you're so afraid of?