Censorship

Should schools censor books? Well I guess it kind of depends on how explicit the book is and who is reading it but for the most part I think if a book is being read by a high school student, it shouldn’t matter if its censored or not but if the book is being read by like an elementary school student, then I think it should be censored or just not read at all. I think most high school students have a lot of explicit language in their vocabulary so if they read explicit books, they won’t be taken aback by the profanities because they are familiar with them and comfortable with them. I think if parents were to have a say in whether books are censored, than all the books would be censored. I think it is a religious thing because mormons don’t like swearing or bad language and most of Utah is the LDS religion. I think the books should not be censored but should not be read by teachers in elementary school and maybe middle/junior high school, depending on how bad the book is. Another good reason not to censor books, is because the authors made the books that way for a reason, could be to express a character’s characteristics, or to get across to the reader more excitedly. Some books are really bad and maybe not appropriate for even high school students and I think those should not be censored, but the teachers should not read them. Books are unique and if they are explicit, it makes them unique, that’s why the author wrote it that way. So for another example, an adult reads a censored book and is more confused with it, but if they read it without the censoring, the adult would be more understanding and the perspective of the book would surely change.