Boston University School of Law reportedly offered therapy to students after this week’s Supreme Court decisions.
As previously reported, this week the high court struck down affirmative action, struck down President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness plan, and upheld religious liberty. Combined, the decisions provoked fury and tears from leftists.
In a statement emailed to the student body, BU’s Student Government Association (SGA) slammed all three decisions, particularly the affirmative action one, according to Fox News.
“[The assenting judges] went so far as to say that the race-based admission system uses race as a negative and operates it as a stereotype. They may couch their opinion in legal jargon, but we all know what this opinion aims to do: advocate for a ‘colorblind’ admission process,” part of the statement reads.
“However, as many of our students know and Justice Sotomayor says in her dissent, ‘ignoring race will not equalize a society that is racially unequal.’ As a reminder, BU also offers a number of wellness resources that are willing and able to help students navigate these times,” it continues.
Regarding all three decisions, the SGA wrote, “These three decisions form part of a lengthy sequence of this court’s ruling which steadily erode the rights of marginalized communities and undermine the very diversity upon which our nation was built.”
Notice how the statement was littered with leftist jargon and talking points.
Responding to the letter, Fox News readers were quick to blast young college-aged Americans for being such “weaklings.”
“I’m a lawyer and I can’t believe what weaklings today’s law students must be. When I was in law school, law professors made it a point to inflict as much emotional and mental trauma and pressure on students as possible. Some students were brought to tears and quit. But it was necessary. Those experiences toughened us up, especially in the first year,” one commenter wrote.
“As the hiring attorney for a major firm, I am putting Boston University on my ever growing list of law schools from which to NOT hire. Attorneys need to be resilient and logically intelligent NOT driven by emotional immaturity. I suggest a low stress job at a non profit for those who need counseling or therapy when they don’t like a court decision. These students are unfit for the private sector,” another commenter added.
Ironically, the same thing happened exactly a year ago when the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
“A number of U.S. colleges responded to the Supreme Court’s landmark decision overturning Roe v. Wade, vacating a constitutional right to an abortion, by directing students to school counseling services,” the Washington Examiner reported at the time.
For example, Santa Monica College reportedly issued a statement saying it “affirms our support for the basic human right that SCOTUS has now called into question with this decision.” The school also offered to direct students/staff to “mental wellness resources that can help you cope with current events.”
“While this decision is not expected to impact reproductive rights in California, it will significantly impact basic rights for many women across the nation — with women from low-income communities and women of color disproportionately impacted — and give nearly half of the states the ability to end access to legal abortions,” the school’s president, Kathryn Jeffery, reportedly added.
Meanwhile, the University of Wisconsin-Madison encouraged students/staff to “seek support and community in ways that feel right to you” and added that “campus resources are also available to anyone seeking assistance in processing change and uncertainty.”
Then there’s the Ohio-based Kenyon College president Sean Decatur, who responded to the ruling by issuing a statement reminding students that they can still get free contraception from the school.
“Students may reach out to staff at the Cox Health and Counseling Center, where access to contraception, including emergency contraception, continues as before. The College chaplains and the Employee Assistance Program also are available to assist individuals in processing these developments,” he said.
Even the University of Utah — located in a red state — felt compelled to issue a statement.
“The University of Utah supports all those impacted by this change in federal and state health care laws. It will affect our U of U Health colleagues in practical and profound ways. Also, it is likely to disproportionately affect many marginalized members of our community — women, low-income, queer and trans individuals, immigrants, those with disabilities and BIPOC individuals,” the school said.
“The Center for Student Wellness, Women’s Resource Center and University Counseling Center all provide support and resources for members of our campus community managing the impact of this decision,” it added.
As previously reported, members of Generation Z were so traumatized by the overturning of Roe v. Wade that many of them reconsidered their college plans, with some of them vowing to leave and maybe even the country.
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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