Christian v. Secular Education

I was back in the upper-Midwest lately. While bored and waiting for my flight, I happened upon a publication called Christian Connection purporting to be, The Grand Cities (of North Dakota and Minnesota) Only Christian Magazine.

I happened upon the cover, and was drawn to the article purporting to be a Guide to Christian Rights. The article covered such things that Christians are allowed to do, in those dens of secularism, public schools. These rights include reading a bible during non-instructional hours, or witnessing to classmates, again, during non-instructional times. I looked at the list, which almost breathlessly described how Christian students are indeed allowed to do such things as form student clubs that can get recognition form the school.
I looked at this list, and said to myself, Well of course.The fact is, that yes, Christian students in public schools do have those rights. Those are not, however, Christian rights. Those are rights everyone enjoys. Students can read whatever material they wish on student grounds during non-instructional times. They can talk about a myriad of topics with their classmates on school grounds. They can also form special interest clubs. These are not rights that accrue to people because they belong to any religious sect. These are rights that accrue to them, because they are citizens in a secular society. In public schools you have the right to be a Christian, or not. The fact is, is that a secular environment does not determine what you practice, nor should it. Secularists do not care what your religion is, or is not.
Now, I did not think that such a publication would not mention the benefits of an exclusively Christian education. And, there it was, on the immediate next page. A short article extolling the benefits of Riverside Christian school. A place where their students, study the word of God on a daily basis. Also, all students memorize scripture. The article also mentions that students at this school are, learning to pray.The opening paragraph frames this matter, thusly, we have the freedom to educate based on the word of God. But here is the rub, in such an environment, students only have the freedom to be a Christian. They cannot be anything else.
Now, I know that public education has its problems, and issues. But, I ask parents to consider the following issue: In a secular environment, such as a public school, students have the freedom to be Christians, or not. They have the freedom to be whatever they will be. Why put young people in an environment where they can only be one thing?