HORRORS! It's the end of civilization as we know it.
No, it's just part of the ongoing dumbification process. Someone coined the term 'endarkenment', which fits very well.
I don't really see how this news is bad for a student's understanding of science and their ability to be scientists.
This hysterical reaction is really uncalled for. I rather fear the day when students are asked to sign a statement of faith accepting nothing but pure naturalism as the all important ground rule of theorizing in science before they can be accepted into any science course.