Occasionally, yes, some American institutions teach World Religions. However, it's not a single religion but rather a study comparing the major
religions of the world. This usually isn't taught in high school (I won't say "never" because I could be mistaken about this) and is more
commonly taught in colleges and universities.
I just picked up a book on the anthropology of religion -- fascinating stuff, really.


), hinduism and budhism. 
