While I tend to agree with you there are a bunch of things that are not being taught because students have said their feelings are important.<p>Suicide dropped from sociology lessons: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;2015&#x2F;jun&#x2F;15&#x2F;suicide-dropped-sociology-exam-a-level" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;education&#x2F;2015&#x2F;jun&#x2F;15&#x2F;suicide-dro...</a><p>(A-level students are 16 to 18 years old)<p>I agree that teaching suicide to children is going to be difficult, and that most of the reason is about actual harm, not feelings - the increased risk of death or harm to the students from the Wurther Effect or stigmatising views.<p>But all of that can be worked around.  You provide a mix of comprehensive support of different types to students; you promote a culture of inclusion an sharing in that room.<p>Suicide is really important.  It&#x27;s the leading cause of death of men aged between 15 and 49 in the UK.  Rates are increasing.  NHS cuts mean it&#x27;s harder to get good quality support. Appropriately talking about suicide probably doesn&#x27;t raise risk, and may well lower risk.<p>So, it&#x27;s a shame that this topic got cut from the syllabus.<p>There are other examples in this thread of law students not learning about rape law because it&#x27;s too distressing to hear.<p>That shows a misunderstanding of what PTSD survivors want when they talk about trigger warnings.  The point is not &quot;I should be able to live my life and avoid every mention of this thing that causes me significant distress&quot;, but &quot;I am currently vulnerable, but getting support, and I need a little bit of warning not so I can avoid the subject, but so that I can make sure I have the little bit of extra support I need to keep me safe&quot;.<p>However: the people on the other side are mostly fucking hateful cunts who scream &quot;What about my freedom of speech?&quot; while seeking to silence the people they&#x27;re screaming at.