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College presidents across the nation apparently need a Parenting 101 class, because they're capitulating to protesting students like frustrated mothers handing tantrum-throwing children a lollipop to shut them up. The College Fix has rounded up the most egregious examples from the last month, which show that those who lead America's institutions of higher learning are letting the students in their charge call the shots.

NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – New Braunfels ISD responded Friday to a complaint from parents of a student at Carl Schurz Elementary School being in a "FOCUS room." A website, called "The 'Focus Room' Horror" and dated May 13, shows photos of a visibly upset boy sitting on the floor of a room. The website writes that the boy is a 9-year-old student named Alex and states that he was confined to the room for more than an hour. According to the website, Alex was told to sit in a circle drawn on the floor for 90 minutes "to earn 90...

An Alabama builder has accused the state Emergency Management Agency of favoring out-of-state manufacturers in the application form tied to a safe room grant program. Under the program, put in place after tornadoes devastated the state this spring, the federal government will reimburse Alabama property owners for up to 75 percent of the cost of building a safe room to withstand tornadoes, hurricanes or other disasters.