Following Donald Trump’s victory, many college professors decided that their students needed a day to “grieve” and called off classes. Others held classes but devoted the time to blathering away about their feelings. And at some schools, administrators provided special places where the students could deal with their hurt feelings with milk and cookies.

Does this make any sense?

No, argues UNC professor Mark McNeilly in today’s Martin Center article.

He provides a number of good arguments, such as:

6. Canceling Classes Sends the Wrong Message. Canceling classes because a professor believes some students cannot deal with the results sends the wrong message. As was said by one professor online, “Please do not send out messages implying that students should be feeling sad/traumatized/angry because of election results. This will do the opposite from promoting good mental health.”

Universities are not helping our students by trying to shield them from reality. That approach does not help students prepare themselves to handle the many challenges they will face in life and will not help them going forward.

Before the next election, college presidents ought to send around a memo to faculty members saying that it will not be acceptable to treat students like little children.