Censorship In Schools

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Censorship is the control of what people can say, hear, write, read, see, or do. Most of the time censorship occurs from the government. There is censorship everywhere, in schools, on television, and at the store. Students in schools aren’t being allowed to read certain books due to the fact that some parents and teachers think the books are too inappropriate or too mature for students. On the television certain things aren’t allowed, like nudity, curse words, or things involving death. There are some ways in which censorship can positively impact people or society, but majorly censorship has many consequences like lowering people’s right to freedom of speech.
Censorship in American’s schools generally focuses social and religious issues.

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