I don't know how it's done in the US, but over here (UK) if any religious content is included in school activities, Jehovah Witness children are (at the insistence of their parents) not allowed to attend.

This removes them from assemblies, Christmas plays, etc. There is a rota for teachers, which includes the duty of looking after JWs during such activities.

Imagine the state of THEIR education, if religion were introduced into academic subjects.

IMHO, everything has its place, and the place for religion is in a comparative religious class, in a multi-cultural society such as ours.

I can't help wondering why Jehovah Witnesses should feel that learning about other religions is wrong, but that is essentially their business. Educators have to deal with what is, not what might, or ought, to be.

This would still exclude JWs, but only from that subject.