It may not be anti-religious, but docking marks might be extreme

'God bless you' causes classroom ruckus

"Just common practice or disruptive behavior? Bay Area teacher plays judge"

I think kids today can be different. I'm old, so things were different back in the days of slates and chalk (or clay tablets and pointed sticks, as SWMBO says). If something was forbidden we might test it once in a while, but generally we'd stop doing it. Kids today seem to try to push things more. That's where the disruption might come in...

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