>I attended public school in Wisconsin from 1966-1972, in Colorado 1972-1975, Oregon in 1976, and Colorado again 1977-1978.
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>We said the pledge of allegiance at EVERY school I attended. All students stood up at their desks while it was said over the pa system (at every school). We did NOT, however, have any religious posters or banners of any kind at any school I attended anywhere.

Right, you're a little younger than I am. The Supreme Court cases that did away with prayer in school came in '62 and '63, and you went to school in the North, where for the most part, they were obeyed pretty quickly.

Tamar