Censorship in high school

Maria Maza

English 112

01 /17 /2008

Censorship in High School , From Mark Twain to Darwin "It is my will which chooses , and the choice of my will is the only edict I must respect "- Anthem ' by Ayn Rand . As Americans , we are granted many rights and freedoms which are not given to all nations and countries . These certain inalienable ' rights have been an issue of debate for hundreds of years . High school students are taught the basics of our laws and constitution in government . However , their basic rights afforded

to them by the United States are always in question . While they can work in our society and get tried as adults in court , their first amendment right is taken away daily . Over the years , our greatest novels have been burned or banned , and put in the same category as pornography and smut . Journalism classes have been given only certain s , upon the discretion of the school board , to publish in newss . Even sex education has been stifled in some states because people think it gives permission for teens to be promiscuous , and they need to be sheltered from this . Instead , we need to prepare them for life in the real world let them form their own opinions on a variety of s , and not take away their right to read and learn any subject matter in spite that it might be an uncomfortable issue in society

First , repressing information or misinforming teenagers in schools is immoral and unethical . The that is on teenagers minds the most and is probably explained the least , is sex . By their 18th birthday , 6 in 10 teenage women and nearly 7 in 10 teenage men have had sexual intercourse . That said , 35 of national public schools necessitate abstinence only in sexual education . The only discussion of birth control and contraception is its ineffectiveness (1 . The Alan Guttenmacher institute , which is the National Center for Education Statistics , shows from 1995-2002 teen pregnancy has dramatically declined . The cause of this is due to educated birth control methods not abstinence . The institute also proved that only 14 of the decline was as a result of prolonging the sexual experience . That leaves 86 of teenagers becoming more aware of safe sex methods and using them . Since then , the rate has had a plateau and is likely to increase because of these programs . The government spends one hundred and seventy six million dollars annually on abstinence curriculum , and yet more than 9 out of ten Americans have sex before marriage and have done so for generations ' I agree that teaching a child sex is foremost the parent 's right and privilege . But why would parents want to mislead their children ? also I agree that sexual education should teach abstinence first and primarily . That is why comprehensive sexual education guides teenagers in the right informative direction . Teachers and parents can inform and educate , sending that teenager out into the world with realistic expectations . With the glorification of sex in...