Austin Magruder - Prayer in public schools

This has been a hot topic for a while. Opponents of prayer in public schools cite the establishment clause of the firt amendment which prohibits the state from forcing religion upon anyone. People in favor of prayer in public schools cite the free exercise clause which allows for people to freely excercise any religion they choose. I studied a case this year in one of my government classes that focussed on a student led prayer before every home football game. The procedure was that first the students would vote whether or not to have a speaker before each game, then they would elect a student to do so. In 2000, in the case of Santa Fe v. Doe, the supreme court decided to not allow the public school to do this citing that it was in violation of the establishment clause because the speaches were in public forum, using the public school's PA system. I would argue however, that if the students voted for this, they should be allowed to have the invocations. If you don't wish to pray, don't its as simple as that. I feel that the supreme court overstepped their bounds in this case and violated the free exercise clause of the first amendment.