Pg-13 Should Be Taught In Schools

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The PG-13 movie definition is “Parents strongly cautioned indicating that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13”. Because PG-13 movies sometimes promote bad behavior like Swearing and most parents do not want that. Graphs show that 45%-55% of kids start watching PG-13 movies at ages 8-9 and up. So if schools were to watch PG-13 Movies without permission parents might get upset. Because they might not allow tWhy can’t we watch PG-13 movies?

Why can’t we watch PG-13 movies at school?. Most schools have a rating system and it is like this G-PG is for elementary school, PG-13 for middle schools with parent or guardian permission, PG-13-R for high schools. The Pg-13 meaning clearly states “Parents strongly cautioned, indicating

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