The issue of forcing religious prayers on public-school students was decided decades ago. The Constitution doesn't allow it. The issue has been decided. The debate is over. This debate is not about the right to pray.
Students have the right to pray individually.
They have the right to gather and pray together. But they don't have the right to pray over the entire student body at any school-sponsored event. Every court decision to date has driven that message home, including two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on prayer at football games and graduation ceremonies. If lawmakers doubt that, they can simply read the staff analysis for their own bill. Lawmakers who are beholden to ultra-right religious groups like the Christian Coalition and the Eagle Forum float the legislation at their behest.