Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?

yes, but not nessacerily mandatory, thoughts in college should be challenged and encourage an open mind

No, however universities should be mindful of how different students may react and feel about subjects and situations and offer support to those who may be worse prepared to handle those situations

Yes, Some special need students need a quiet space to calm down in while getting their degree. They are trying to be productive members of society and support themselves they should have a space to calm down and relax when they get overwhelmed.

they should add them, as every place should be somewhere safe for students in post secondary education.

Yes, they should. I'd be rather annoyed and irritated if a classmate of mine got trigged by course material, and trigger warnings could make an easily-trigged student not show up.

I think the students should have the responsibility to inform professors if they need a safe space or trigger warnings

No, but students and student organizations should have the right to use trigger warnings if they choose and to create safe-spaces on campus

This can be optional for private universities but not acceptable acceptable for publicly funded universities.

Training should be provided in how to set up brave spaces and ways for students to participate and professors and students to be accountable. Safe is not guaranteed. Content warnings yes. Also support to students like being able to sit near a door, access needs. Also this somatic training starts younger, not just in university.

I do think that it is important to warn students of disturbing or triggering conversations but these students should be prepared to handle sensitive subjects and be able to decide for themselves what the boundaries of their mind are.

Yes, it's important for students to feel comfortable but if its something relevant to the real world like the holocaust and history like that students should at least get watered-down information. Sometimes you need to have difficult conversations

It should be up to the instructor or presenter for trigger warnings, and the university for safe spaces. Not the business of the government.

Yes, provide trigger warnings but limit safe spaces to individuals who suffer mental health episodes because universities should be a place to foster learning and different perspectives

This should be voluntary for universities. Reducing the harm of undisclosed trauma should and must come from a universal mental healthcare system.

Universities should strive to create an inclusive space for all students, without segmenting them into outgroups, to encourage interaction with new ideas.

Trigger warnings for things like excessive violence, rape, etc., should be commonplace, but putting a trigger warning on anything that could even potentially be offensive is not only harming individual growth, but also very distracting for everyone. If an individual genuinely needs trigger warnings for things that most people consider perfectly fine, they need help.

Each school can make their own decisions.

Up to the university not the government

No, campuses already have counselors on site for “safe spaces” go back to your car, dorm, library or somewhere else to be alone for a bit. If anything increase the quality and quantity of mental health professionals on campus

this is hilarious and no

No, but make it clear if the university offers them or not.

Universities are free to do as they choose.

Yes, but it doesn't need to be overdone

I think having safe spaces and trigger warnings can be more inclusive, and allow for people with different support needs to have better access to education, similar to IEPs. But I don't think it should be mandatory.

Yes, I would, but it's the college's choice to do this or not. This is not a political issue.

If they want to, they can.

Colleges naturally give more weight to challenging students' thoughts and opinions while trigger warnings likely may have the unintended consequence of increasing avoidance behaviors in those with PTSD making it more difficult to overcome said PTSD whilst negating intellectual challenges on controversial topics pertaining to race, sex, capitalism, imperialism, and religion for studies. The same may occur in safe spaces, which may procure the development of echo chambers and stifle necessary intellectual debates with those of opposing philosophical views, negating resiliency in the proces…  Read mores. Any legitimate cases of PTSD on any campus ought to be addressed and treated in the most appropriate and efficient manner for the subjects they pertain to without compromising any other's right to intellectual pursuits and any and all cases of abuse which pertain to the campus environment and social cohesion must be treated as such and not tolerated as the behavior of a well-intentioned scholar.

no, shut up and cry in the bathroom like everyone else

No, studies have shown trigger warnings have the opposite effect from intended anyway.

Let the university decide on that, but if people really need them I am okay with making universities provide them.

To a degree trigger or content warnings should be used (for flashing, gore, the typical stuff) as well as students should have an available safe space

No, unless you're showing gore or something. Then I guess trigger warnings are warranted.

That's up to the college.

This should not be regulated by government; universities should be allowed to choose this for themselves.

It’s the college and the student’s decision.

Do what they want

Yes, provide “safe spaces” and “tigger warnings”. Some people suffer terrible anxiety and don’t need more negativity in their life.

No, thats what a bathroom is for. Building a "safe place" would just be wasting the college's money.

No, if you need a safe space grow up and look at the world for what it is. Stop being scared of everything and weak. Find your own safe space.

Yes, college is meant to challenge students and we do need to know real life but people also sometimes need safe spaces and trigger warnings

i think safe spaces would be nice but some people just get too overboard with trigger warnings like they need it for the smallest light or a slightly harmful joke its really annoying i get with like trauma or self harm but some people just need to shut up.

If students need these in college how are they going to survive in the real world where these are rare.

What we really need is to make classes that get people mentally ready for the world around them, that way they don't end up getting hurt or hurting others, whether it's physical or mental.

I think trigger warnings should be provided for those with PTSD. Safe spaces, however are bogus.

No, They shouldn't need them

Yes, but students should be informed and prepared for the harshness of reality, in which there will be no trigger warnings. However, there should be "safe spaces" for people any and all individuals that need sanctuary, regardless of the circumstances, so long as they themselves don't prove to be a danger to others in said space.

No, it’s a waste of tax money

No, but they should be allowed

Yes, provide trigger warnings, and direct students to seek counseling during those sessions so students truly affected will get help, and others will not just skip out

I don’t understand the question

Yes, if they want to, but they shouldn't be forced to provide them.

College is a place to explore all views some may be offensive but if not allowed to explore these issues students don’t learn how them maybe ineffective or flawed

Individual professors can do what they think is necessary for their own community of learners, but should work toward building resilience, courage, and openness to new ideas.

Colleges should be private and able to make their own decisions on this

I think they should be offered and given but students should be encouraged to get out of their comfort zone and learn how to handle situations instead of hide from them.

There should be adequate mental health support for those who need it, but schools should not need to tip-toe around certain subjects just to make students comfortable.

Yes if the student body votes in agreement to have the spaces available.

Yes, but ensure that it is not abused in order to get out of class

No, students need to be afforded the opportunity to challenge the views espoused by prejudiced, misogynistic, racist, xenophobic, homophobic and religious speakers.

I believe this issue has gotten so misrepresented I do not feel a "yes" or "no" answer does justice

yes, they must require safe spaces and require trigger warnings if a professor is teaching about something that is a sensitive topic.

No, because anything can be a trigger and if you were to cater to everybody every piece of media would have a warning of some sort.

I agree that trigger warnings can be important for people with legitimate PTSD and shouldn't be used to shelter people from opposing viewpoints, although I can't think of any situations where a trigger warning keeps people from hearing other ideologies, I mostly see it used for things like wounds or graphic images that people would just rather not see. I think the safe space idea is a little trickier because it really depends on what you would define as a safe space, as I think it varies heavily from person-to-person and situation-to-situation.

I think that depending on the topic a heads up would be nice, but in general no. life doesnt come with "trigger warnings" and safe spaces i mean yeah that should be provided.

I don’t kjow

they should but its up to the college

I think it’s a kind thing to do, but hard to require. So it would depend on how it’s put in place

It’s the school’s choice how they run their university. If you don’t like it, find another school.

no and neither should high schools, high school and college are meant to prepare you for the real world not coddle us and try to protect our feelings

Abolish government schools.

No, but if a student requests it to a professor it should be provided

Trigger warnings should only be provided with excessively graphic content

Only if it's for something graphic and genuinely triggering such as murder or suicide, not small things that only one person needs, they should get help for that instead of making it everyone's responsibility

It should be allowed but not required.

This should be completely up the university, however I have questions on how this could be run.

No, and all schools should be defunded and privatized

both would be helpful to some, but it might cause a distraction for other people.

they should add trigger warnings for stuff that's really going to be an issue in the "real world" ex. TW: flashing lights, needles, blades, blood but yes and also safe spaces

yes this would make many more students feel comfortable and safe with going to school.

No, this just leads to censorship and discrimination

No, but private universities may choose to do so if they wish.

No, make classes to teach students how to handle thoughts and opinions that challenge their opinions.

It should not be required, but having them present would be helpful

Provide content warnings, not necessarily trigger warnings or safe spaces. It's entirely dependent on the topic at hand.

If students can't handle what others say and do when they are not harming or violating the rights of others, what are they going to do when they school?

Universities should decide if they want to do this or not