The Daily Signal By Elise McCue
If you think university students are learning to be adults in the real world, think again.
Professors at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, this week have decided to baby their students—and themselves—in the wake of Donald Trump’s second presidential victory by canceling in-person classes due to the stress the presidential election may have wrought.
That’s right, Virginia. Your taxpayer dollars are going toward students not going to class and professors not showing up to their jobs.
Screenshots shared with The Daily Signal show some professors sent out messages to students informing them that their educational time was canceled to allow them to “alleviate some post-election stress.”
Jeff Mann, associate professor in the Department of English, told his students he is going to be in “recluse mode for a few days” since the election results left him “thoroughly disgusted.” He also canceled class because his back hurts.
Mann, the author of “The Sagas of Mann: Erotic Viking Tales,” sent that message to his Introduction to Creative Writing class.
The Daily Signal has sought comment from Mann and the other professors whose messages are featured here. None responded as of publication time, including to confirm or deny the messages’ authenticity…
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