AKRON, Ohio — College students across Ohio participated in protests to try and stop a bill that aims to censor certain topics from being taught in the classroom from moving forward.

Ohio House Bill 327 aims “to prohibit school districts, community schools, STEM schools and state agencies from teaching, advocating or promoting divisive concepts.”

“This is a threat to the quality of education that our students deserve,” said University of Akron professor of sociology Robert Peralta.

Some students at the protest on the University of Akron campus said HB 327 would jeopardize their education by limiting what can and cannot be discussed in the classroom.

The bill seeks to block “divisive concepts” from being taught in Ohio schools, including topics surrounding civil rights, sexism and racism.

Students at college campuses across the state hosted demonstrations in opposition to the proposal.

“We are part of OSA, the Ohio Student Association, there are chapters at a whole bunch of different colleges," said UA student Jordan Crowe. "We are all over Ohio and we fight for students so their voice is being heard within government and by school boards."

They believe it isn't just an issue for current college students, but also future ones.

The College Board, an organization that prepare for a successful transition to college, posted a statement regarding the teaching of Advanced Placement (AP) high school classes.

"AP opposes censorship," the statement reads in part. "If a school bans required topics from their AP courses, the AP program removes the AP designation from that course and its inclusion in the AP course ledger provided to colleges and universities.”

That means some students would not receive credit if their courses are censored by the bill.

“I think the biggest concern is our students' ability to compete in the workplace," explained Professor Peralta. “If they have gaps in their knowledge and they don’t have the opportunity to discuss and tackle complex social problems they’re going to be at a disadvantage compared to their competitors in the states right next to us and so on.