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by throwanem 307 days ago
No, it isn't. The modern standard of obscenity in US federal law, the "Miller test," derives from a 1973 Supreme Court ruling in the eponymous Miller v. California.

I realize you're referring to some universal abstract theoretical concept of obscenity that doesn't apply or exist. The one I describe does, and I think that makes it more useful here.

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The Miller test doesn’t apply to content for minors though. So even here you are oversimplifying. Especially considering this post is about school.
You're quite correct that the Miller test makes no such provision, because as another commenter here has noted, it is too general to require one.

Here is the text of the relevant decision, in case anyone would like to discuss that. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/413/15

Why not? All three parts of the Miller test can be tailored to average reader age.