The Pros And Cons Of Book Censorship

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While people focus on book censorship, student speech is becoming a big problem as well. One of the problems adults have with students is their poor use of language and bad behavior. In an academic setting, teachers used to have the authority to discipline their students. But now the students are growing up with little to no discipline. Along with schools not being able to take disciplinary action, parents are not disciplining disrespectful children properly. As quoted by deputy editor of Wall Street Journal editorial page Daniel Henninger, according to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, “Early public schools gave total control to teachers, who expected obedience and respect from students” (164) and “The idea of treating children as though