Up until the late 50's,
Actually it was the early 60's Lyzko.
It wasn't until the early 1960's that prayer in public school was "outlawed" by a new interpretation of the U.S. Constitution.
(Except for the rolling out of rugs so the Muslims are allowed to pray in America's public schools)
In fact, the history of the U.S. includes prayer and Bible readings in all sorts of public places, including schools.
In 1782, the United States Congress passed the following resolution: "The Congress of the United States recommends and approves the Holy Bible for use in all schools."
William Holmes McGuffey is the author of the McGuffey Reader, which was used for over 100 years in U.S. public schools with over 125 million copies sold until it was stopped in 1963.
President Lincoln called him the "Schoolmaster of the Nation." McGuffey declared: "The Christian religion is the religion of our country.
Of the first 108 universities founded in America, 106 were distinctly Christian, including the first, Harvard University, chartered in 1636.
In the original Harvard Student Handbook, rule number 1 was that students seeking entrance must know Latin and Greek so that they could study the Scriptures.
Amazing what the Progressive Liberals have done to destroy the foundation of America isn't it.
President Trump will set them straight once they get over the shock of him being America's new President.