You should take another look at your source. That is a Fox video, not anything that is likely to represent what really is going on in this case. Most likely, the professor wanted the students to discuss issues that the student did not want to discuss. Indeed, that is what this article states:
http://www.theledger.com/article/2015050...?p=1&tc=pg
In other words, it is most likely a bullshit story that you are linking to in the opening post, not anything that reflects reality.
http://www.theledger.com/article/2015050...?p=1&tc=pg
In other words, it is most likely a bullshit story that you are linking to in the opening post, not anything that reflects reality.
"A wise man ... proportions his belief to the evidence."
— David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, Section X, Part I.