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... is a primary avenue through which young people are exposed to and learn about other cultures. Yet banning books can potentially impact public schools in a manner that limits students. Teachers may suffer a loss or at least a limitation of their academic freedom when censorship enters a classroom. A large concern of teachers is that “the freedom of professional classroom teachers to design and implement curriculum must be protected as censorship undermines the creation of an informed citizenry able to make critical judgments among competing ideas” (Carey-Webb 23). Curriculums that are not censored reflect the world’s diversity and offer students the chance to broaden their knowledge of other people and cultures. A Brief History of Censorship To fully understand censorship, one must establish a working definition. Henry Reichman, author of Censorship and Selection: Issues an...