Triggered students given the right to walk out of lectures unpunished if they feel 'offended'
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Students will be allowed to storm out of lectures if they feel "offended" under new guidance issued by a British university.
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Bath Spa University has introduced a policy permitting students to exit lectures without explanation if they become "distressed" by difficult subject matter.The institution's wellness team developed a content-warning guide outlining the provisions for its 28,000-strong student body.Under the new rules, staff must tell students at the beginning of each year that they may leave their lectures as they like - even if doing so could affect their academic performance.
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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Lecturers must also distribute written warnings before classes addressing topics such as mental illness, stalking, hateful language, and kidnapping, The Sun revealed.University leadership has insisted that the approach grants students "agency to act in their own best interest".But Free Speech Union director Lord Young has laid into Bath Spa's approach."Pandering to...
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