Censorship is a big deal in modern society. Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions. There is many different types of censorship. There is Media Censorship, and there is censorship in books. There is also censorship in school, with filters and limits of what websites you are allowed to be on. In The United States the first amendment states that every American has a right to the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press.

In elementary school, censorship is only really common in the school library. Many books can …show more content…
From the Internet, to textbooks, there’s many different types of censorship. Many schools are getting more and more strict with censorship. “Slightly more than a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right of the principal at Hazelwood East High School in suburban St. Louis to censor stories in the school newspaper, the Spectrum, which dealt with teenage pregnancy and the effects of divorce on children (Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 1988).” (eLibrary; Martinson, David L). The article later reads, “Half the principals and one-third of the advisers agreed that "If the adviser knows that the newspaper is going to publish something that will put the school in a bad light, the adviser has a professional obligation to see that that particular item is not published. While high school students do not have all the rights of adults--like the right to vote or the right to buy alcoholic beverages--they do have First Amendment rights. However, school administrators and teachers also have some latitude to restrict student expression if it is disruptive to the educational process. Supporters of prior review policies say that they are the only way to determine if the publications will be disruptive to the school environment. Opponents of prior review policies argue that they limit student expression." (eLibrary; Martinson, David L). Many people believe that censorship is important in a school environment. I believe