Every day, students and teachers trudge through the doors of high schools around the world. And, even if Tinker vs. Des Moines does not free students and teachers from their First Amendment rights, they are limited in their use of the *First Amendment, thanks to censorship. In high school, students will be offended unless by another student or accidentally by a teacher; However, instead of maturely addressing the offense, most students today have been programmed to go home and complain to their parents, who complain to the school board, who, in turn, hounds schools to watch what they say. Now, to some extent, schools need censorship, but when censorship becomes a problem, it causes more harm than good. For example, when someone mentions a controversial topic like rape or sexuality, instead of understanding that different people have different points of view, the person on the other end of the conversation jumps to conclusions and gets extremely offended and basically throws a hissy fit. Censorship is not necessarily the root of the problem, rather the result of the newfound closed-minded society thinking it is open-minded. For example, the Young America's Foundation surveyed one thousand students and found that "82% of students strongly or somewhat agreed that 'diversity of opinion, including hearing an alternative political or cultural perspective, improve education'". However, 53% later said “choosing to use or not use certain words can constitute an act of violence” (French, 2015). Although society believes they are open-minded, when speech includes words that oppose their opinions, they take them personally. In fact, in a survey conducted at a fall 2014 JEA/NSPA convention, approximately 8 percent of student media consultants were threatened by school officials with dismissal based on the topics their students covered. Another eighteen percent were told not to publish an article because a school official objected. By instilling fear in teachers, school boards are able to control what is said in school and are therefore a major reason why unprepared students drop out of high school and head into the real world. Aside from school boards, parents also allow such ignorance. 60% of book/show challenges are parent-driven, under the guise of being sexually explicit, promoting homosexuality, and anti-family sentiments (NCAC, 2012). Whether parental persuasion is due to their power over their children's education or fear of bringing disgrace to a high school if they form a large enough group, without parental control, schools will never be able to put a seal on censorship