Sure, all they have to do is write a paper on why...
they object to the assignment and read it out loud before the group. Surely there's no intimidation there, right? I'm sure all sorts of incoming freshmen are prepared to battle the administration on their first college assignment.
In the meantime, the ACLU argues saying the mere words "under God" in the Pledge is forcing religion on students but is strangely silent on mandatory 2-hour "discussion sessions" on the Koran. Yeah, right.