>"Free exercise" is FREE exercise, for either or the student or the staff. The Bill of Rights didn't mention any exceptions based on the individual's employer.

There are lots of things an employee is constitutionally entitled to do that he can't do at work.
And, for that matter, the teacher's allowed to pray in school, too, just not to lead the students in prayer.

>As the 12 year old girl who was expelled from school for reading the Bible while she was riding on the school bus if she thinks she has freedom to exercise her religion.

FWIW, I think the authorities in question were wrong. Since you're the only person I've heard mention this case, can you give me a link to check it out.

Tamar