This is not a liberal/conservative issue. Adults of all political stripes have allowed this type of behavior to fester and grow.
I am surprised that the parents of these students have not organized a rally/meeting to demand changes.
Back in the late 1800's and early 1900's the crazies must have been warning of another ice age. Then in the 1940's, that's when the "End is Near" signs came out and the crazies were calling for the planet to burn in flames. Then nothing for the next 30-40 years, and now the crazies are back...