Teachers and their Religious Freedom

In Oregon a 1923 state law is currently being repealed and a new bill is being introduced because the 1923 law banned teachers from wearing religious attire (NY Times). The House Speaker Dave Hunters stated that he will fight to "allow teachers to have the same religious free exercise rights as every other Oregonian" (NY Times). Apparently even the Labor Commissioner and the state schools Superintendent also support the new bill. The American Civil Liberties Union supports the 1923 state law and stated that the ban should not end until more protections are given to the students.

I do not know what to think about this new bill. In some ways it does not seem far that the teachers do not get to wear what they want to because this year the "legislature passed a law...allowing all workers except teachers to wear religious dress at work in most instances" (NY Times). It seems to me that the teachers should be allowed to wear whatever religious wear they want to. On the other hand I wonder if their religious wear will distract the students and influence the students religions. For this reason I am not really sure what to think about this controversy.