ɪnðə sˈʌðɚn kəlˈʌmbiə skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt pˌɛnsɪlvˈeɪniə, skˈuːl əfˈɪʃəlz vˈoʊɾᵻd tə blˈæk ˈaʊt wˈɜːdz lˈaɪk “dˈæmɪt,dˈæm juː,ænd bˈæstɚd,” ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈɛɹənt ɑːbdʒˈɛktᵻd tə ðə jˈuːs ʌv wʌt wʌz pɚsˈiːvd æz ˌɪnɐpɹˈoʊpɹiət fɹˈeɪzᵻz.
In the Southern Columbia school district (Pennsylvania), school officials voted to black out words like “‘dammit,’ ‘damn you,’ and ‘bastard,’” after a parent objected to the use of what was perceived as inappropriate phrases.