Of all the foolishness promulgated by the left, this must be the most foolish. How is society benefited by turning young men and women into cowering crybabies?
Via Daily Caller:
President Barack Obama’s secretary of education, John B. King Jr., has officially released a Dear Colleague letter mandating a “commitment to diversity” at America’s colleges and universities and calling for taxpayer-funded campuses to create “safe spaces” where students, professors and administrators can talk about “race and discrimination.”
King, who will almost certainly lose his job in 58 days, released the letter on Friday along with an 89-page report focused on diversity.
“Institutions can proactively support student success and college completion by” establishing “venues for safe and open dialogue on issues of race and discrimination among students, faculty, staff, and leadership of different backgrounds,” the outgoing education secretary instructs college administrators.
College officials should also train “students, faculty, staff” on “how to support diverse student populations and address the implicit biases we all carry with us,” the education secretary says.
Colleges “have a responsibility to make sure schools are safe and supportive places for all,” King asserts, and administrators must guarantee that students “never fear being threatened or attacked.”
King also notes that “protecting students’ free speech rights” is important.
The concept of “safe spaces” — places where adults can go to ensure that nobody will hurt their feelings — have been a source of contention and ridicule on America’s college campuses over the past year.