A law professor says that organized hypersensitivity of students is an obstacle to the teaching of rape law.

Other kinds of violence can make people uncomfortable too. There are many subjects that can't be taught to or learned by the squeamish, including law, history, sociology, biology and medicine.

There are many other fields where this is not an issue, including math, physics, chemistry and some kinds of engineering. Students who are particularly sensitive may need to choose those fields. However, schools should encourage students to overcome squeamishness rather than hold back education to cater to it.