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It’s been a bit since I was here to shout into the Diploma Privilege void, but I’m back because the crisis faced by February takers in Texas is too big to ignore. While I’m sure they appreciate the make-up date and the hotel offer, neither will be sufficient. 1/? https://twitter.com/brettbusby/status/1362210232257150979
With no running water, an ongoing electricity shortage, and the still-existent global pandemic hotel availability is incredibly limited and as we warm and people’s houses flood from busted water pipes, availability will continue to fall. 2/?
Reimbursement for something a person can’t acquire is an empty promise. But does anything surprise us at this point, when it comes from the BLE? In re: the make-up exam, it’s all good and well until you realize offering an exam on the an off date means forgoing the curve. 3/?
This is all to say that - once again - the BLE and SCOTX have the power to grant an equitable and fair solution for current February registrants. A one-time, emergency Diploma Privilege order would ensure that February takers don’t suffer unnecessarily. 4/?
The arguments haven’t changed here. There is just a matter even more pressing now than there may have been last summer. My future colleagues don’t deserve to be put through an exam during a global pandemic and this is especially true under the present circumstances in Texas. 5/?
The bar exam doesn’t test minimum competency. Now more than ever it tests how privileged and able you are to dedicate time to studying in the midst of a global pandemic, economic downturn, and presently - while water from busted pipes floods your electricity-free home. 6/?
“But they offer a winter exam every year in places with much worse weather”. Yes. Those places have much better infrastructure to handle their worse weather. Try again. 7/?
“But I had to take it, so should they!” I beat this one like a dead horse over the summer, but please let me know when you took the exam during a global pandemic and amidst a massive power crisis. I’ll wait. 8/?
The NCBE has admitted the bar exam is a flawed measure. Countless practicing attorneys have agreed that it’s a hazing ritual and nothing more. We need to abolish the exam completely, but let’s take this one step at a time. 9/?
It all boils down to (while we’re at it, please refer to your local boil water notices) - The February takers deserve Diploma Privilege. The Summer 2020 takers did too, but it’s too late for them. We don’t need to punish future attorneys like this. 10/10
