I won't disagree that that feeling is reasonable or justified. I've worked at a number of places where someone who felt that way would have been supported if t

I won't disagree that that feeling is reasonable or justified. I've worked at a number of places where someone who felt that way would have been supported if they chose not to participate. That being said, Academia is the only place where I have worked that it was considered okay to demand that others not be allowed to participate. Especially, demanding that students who may or may not feel the same way be barred from attending.