<p>From the Mids that I have talked to on this issue, there seems to be an consensus that the noon prayer should be replaced by a moment of silence, where each individual can exercise his or her right to pray and not impose on another’s right to not. I have heard where Mids have been judged on their religious belief system. </p>
<p>You do not need to be religious to to define morality and you don’t need to subscribe to a specific Religion be moral. And on the same note you certainly do not need to pray in public to be religious, or profess your spirituality. </p>
<p>Separation of Church and State - this is pretty basic.</p>